Parents just DONT Understand.

I know that most parents believe they are making the right decisions when it comes to their children but guess what? Sometimes even YOU can be wrong. Its a lil disheartening because things can turn out differently if the parent just listens. Im not going to say a child is always right but they arent always wrong either. Communication is more than barking out instructions on what someone else should be doing. God gave us two ears and one mouth so that we would listen twice as much as we talk.

I mean you remember growing up and thinking your parent never listened to anything you had to say about things that directly affected you. It felt like you was sitting front row to your life but didnt have a say so in directing it. The relationship with my own mother was the greatest I could've EVER asked for. She took the time to listen to me and to give me a lot of freedom. I did the right thing with the freedom I was given and thats why I didnt have a curfew or other things that my family may have believed was necessary. I made good grades, participated in after school activities and did whatever else was required for me to continue to hold onto my freedom. Of course I was a kid and maybe had a drink or went somewhere I wasnt supposed to but you cant shield your child from everything. And the more you try to the more their curiosity peaks.

Sometimes to be a better parent you have to take directions (suggestions) from your own children. IF you've instilled the differences between right and wrong sometimes you have to trust in their judgement. If nothing else then trust in your parenting skills.

Tristan J