October 24, 2004 at 12:00 am #38802
Anna
Participant
You think it’s all teens’ fault? Let me share a little story with you. I am 17. I make all A’s and B’s and love my parents to death. My mom is my best friend in the whole world and nothing will change that. But my dad calls his kids worthless and stupid and constantly yells at me and says I can’t do anything right. When we’re in public, we have our ‘happy faces’ on until dad can’t hold his temper anymore and starts nagging at me. Don’t blame the teen. You may have no idea what the child’s and parents’ situation is. I’m not saying it’s always the parents’ fault. But it takes two to tango. And it goes with the old saying: To get respect, give respect.