Think twice before you eat.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Being a youth is tough for some. Including myself. My privacy is always invaded by my parents and they only give me little freedom. For example, my mother is always finding the opportunity to check my messages in my phone. She wants to know the kind of person i am talking to. It is perfectly understandable that she is being protective of me but sometimes there has to be limits. We do not go around checking our parents' phones do we? Not only that, she will also comment on what i replied my friends and because of that i would get angry and start quarrelling with her. Parents do nag at us sometimes but they should know when is the right time we to start nagging. We are already having a tough time trying to cope with our studies and cca in school and when we reach home, our parents would start nagging or even scolding us about housework and stuff. Sometimes these things are just too much for us youths to handle. We are still young and inexperienced.
Freedom though is one thing a youth should have. Our parents should give us freedom. They cannot coop us up at home all the time. We need time by ourselves and time to spend with our friends. We need to explore the world on our own without always being spoon-fed by our parents. Freedom should also come with a limit and of course a curfew. Teenagers should not be allowed out so late. They should be home before dark. It is natural for parents to be worried about their child being out so late and with a friend from the opposite gender. Teenagers should also consider their parents feelings and that is the same towards parents. Talk to their child nicely and have communication with them and they would surely do as they are told. Scream and shout at them and the more defiant they become. Surely parents wouldn't want that. A parents' dream is to have a happy family.

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