Wednesday, April 15, 2009
ktho blog
When I look back to my adolescent years I feel sorry for my parents, but I am glad things went the way it did. I really struggled with independence, as the first child my parents had set very strict rules, but I was very adventurous, and did not like being told what to do. It caused a lot of fights and I had a very rocky relationship with my parents for a while. Now that I am older they respect me and understand where I was coming from, and they loosened up a lot on my younger sister, maybe that’s because she doesn’t do anything wrong but still. This is a very hard time for parents and I think the way parents handle the situation can make a really big difference.
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I was the same way. In my adolescent years my mother and I didn't get along at all. I was really rebellious and struggled greatly for independence as so did you. Except I am the middle child. My mother treated me differently than my older sister and it never went over well with me. Now that I am in college my mother and I have a really good relationship. I guess that I turned out ok, so she must not of done that bad. It seems for sure that adolescent years are the hardest. It is when teens are faced with different options and decisions that starts to shape the person they will become. As posted before how many teens are faced with depression, it seems that parenting is very important during these years. It helps to let the teens know that they have someone there for them and their parents unconditional love behind them.
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