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See, that's where you are confused. Your parents are NOT your friends. They are the people who are responsible for you as long as you live under their roof. It's not about you being easier to live with. It's all about you learning right from wrong and how to be a decent respectable human being. The world already has enough punks. It doesn't take any effort at all to be a punk but it sure does take a whole lot of work to become a worthwhile human being.
Maybe it was all the years I spent in the Marine Corps, but yours is an attitude I would not ever accept from my own offspring. I say a thing once. I do not ever ask. And I don't say it a second time. Kids are a pain to raise but we invest our hearts and souls in you. The least you can do is respect us for this.
As always, JMO.
Rusty
My parents and I are on equal ground, maybe friends was the wrong word, I more mean being tolerant of each other
I respect them if they respect me.
I'm not a punk either, I know right from wrong, I'm a strong student, never been involved with alcohol or drugs, I play sports regularily, keep animals (which are entirely my responsibility) All of this is my doing though, my parents didn't force me to play sports or being involved with anything outside of school (4-H, dance etc) I do it because I want to, and if I didn't, I wouldn't.
Sorry if I sound like a brat or something
Its hard to explain over the internet.
Parents deserve more than your tolerance. They deserve your respect. They didn't dump you off somewhere. They didn't ignore you or berate you or any of the bad stuff that can happen to kids. They have obviously worked hard for you and invested in you emotionally. And their thanks is that you tolerate them IF they don't crowd you?!? Do you have no empathy at all for all of themselves they have poured into raising you? All of the years they put your needs above their own? Are you THAT self-absorbed that you cannot see how much pain your attitude must cost them?!?
I hate to break it to you but you are not the center of the universe and most people you will deal with in your life will not care one whit about you or your opinions. Heck, they won't give your feelings or your needs a second thought as they trample all over them. Someday you are gonna see just how truly special these two people of yours really are. I just hope they are still around to see it. And I hope you have the GUTS to tell them how much you love them and appreciate all the sacrifices they've made for you over the years. They deserve all that and more from you, y'know.
And now I'll shut up.
Rusty
(edited because I STILL can't spell!)
See, that's where you are confused. Your parents are NOT your friends. They are the people who are responsible for you as long as you live under their roof. It's not about you being easier to live with. It's all about you learning right from wrong and how to be a decent respectable human being. The world already has enough punks. It doesn't take any effort at all to be a punk but it sure does take a whole lot of work to become a worthwhile human being.
Maybe it was all the years I spent in the Marine Corps, but yours is an attitude I would not ever accept from my own offspring. I say a thing once. I do not ever ask. And I don't say it a second time. Kids are a pain to raise but we invest our hearts and souls in you. The least you can do is respect us for this.
As always, JMO.
Rusty
My parents and I are on equal ground, maybe friends was the wrong word, I more mean being tolerant of each other
I'm not a punk either, I know right from wrong, I'm a strong student, never been involved with alcohol or drugs, I play sports regularily, keep animals (which are entirely my responsibility) All of this is my doing though, my parents didn't force me to play sports or being involved with anything outside of school (4-H, dance etc) I do it because I want to, and if I didn't, I wouldn't.
Sorry if I sound like a brat or something
Parents deserve more than your tolerance. They deserve your respect. They didn't dump you off somewhere. They didn't ignore you or berate you or any of the bad stuff that can happen to kids. They have obviously worked hard for you and invested in you emotionally. And their thanks is that you tolerate them IF they don't crowd you?!? Do you have no empathy at all for all of themselves they have poured into raising you? All of the years they put your needs above their own? Are you THAT self-absorbed that you cannot see how much pain your attitude must cost them?!?
I hate to break it to you but you are not the center of the universe and most people you will deal with in your life will not care one whit about you or your opinions. Heck, they won't give your feelings or your needs a second thought as they trample all over them. Someday you are gonna see just how truly special these two people of yours really are. I just hope they are still around to see it. And I hope you have the GUTS to tell them how much you love them and appreciate all the sacrifices they've made for you over the years. They deserve all that and more from you, y'know.
And now I'll shut up.
Rusty
(edited because I STILL can't spell!)
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