Things We Wish Parents Just Understood
Adults are literally clueless to what us teenagers think. We are like a different species to them. Adults often tend to forget that they were once teens themselves, and that their generation were begging their elders to get a clue too. So, I created this post for the people who find us teens unfathomable. Btw (by the way), this does not apply to all parents. I'm sure there are a lot of parents that do understand our situations, but for those that don't, this is dedicated to them.
1. Movies being rated "R" will not prevent us from watching it.
I was watching movies PG 13 waaaaaaaaaaaay before I was even a preteen. Same rule applies to rated R movies. If we find a movie interesting, we will watch it, no matter the rating. The rating just labels how much of a bada** we are for not being such goody-goodies.
2. Forbidding us to do something makes us want to do it even more.
If only parents knew, telling me that I can't go to that party that everyone will be at, makes me even more determined to go. So when you are asleep, you better believe i'm climbing that window to catch a ride from that friend you told me not to hangout with, wearing what you will never let me leave the house with, and acting like that girl you told me to stop idolizing, at that party you forbade me to go to.
3. Not all girls wear makeup to look good for somebody.
You don't necessarily have to have someone to look good for. Maybe you're having a pleasant morning and want to look just as amazing as you feel. I wear makeup because I don't want to look completely naked-faced. I'm not always trying to impress someone.
4. No, you don't know what its like to be a teenager. At least not one in our generation.
Times have changed, honn. These teens have come more vicious, and evil. Most of them are like the last stage of a video game, hard to beat. We are competing. For what, we have no idea. But the minute we walk into the door of our high school, our mission has began. Its a matter of survival, a matter of life and death (not really). Our obstacles are just what we are taught in middle school to avoid. (drugs, sex, gangs, hanging with the wrong people, etc.) Only a few make it out entirely unscarred, but those are just the lucky ones. Some are just waiting to mess up, and have their life turn in the wrong direction. That adds to the pressure of trying to fit in, and make friends.
5. We don't hate you.
There are some brats out there that feel the need to express that every now and then, but even they don't hate you. We just wish you guys understood where we're coming from. Gosh, some of y'all need to listen. Don't listen to what you want to hear, listen to what we are trying to say. Take some time and think it over. Try compromising before you say no. We have feelings too, and we don't like hearing that we aren't allowed to do something. In the end, both of you gets hurt. Compromising really is the way to go, because its a win-win situation. That's the key to avoiding teen rebellion. We just want more responsibility and trust to go with it.
6. I miss you.
Even though we love to go partying all the time, hanging out with our friends, and just avoiding you sometimes, we miss that bond we used to have. Its not the same now that we've gotten different opinions on everything, and argue a lot, but sometimes we wish we could go play basketball in the park, or go shopping for the heck of it. We really do want to talk to you, but just don't know how, so we avoid it. Maybe we can play games like 20 questions to take the pressure off, instead of full on interrogations.
These were just a few that i thought of, of course there could be more, but i dont want to make this longer than it already is. You can email me, or comment some other things you wish parents understood, or what parents wish kids understood. Anyways, i hope you guys like this post, keep updating for more
,Muahh♡
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