Parents Just Dont Understand? Nah, Youre Probably Just Ungrateful.

My dad was always in trouble with the law, sent to rehabs for months, prison for a year, etc. I was raised primarily by my mother, older sister, aunts, and grandmothers. My dad has now been good for the past 8 years or so. Needless to say, I understand the importance of parents. Seeing my mom struggle for years financially and health wise with no complaints, and seeing my dad overcome his demons to be a better man makes me appreciate them so much. Ill never EVER turn away from them. And Im sure most people I know would say the same about their parent(s). But why are there those ignorant youths/teens that feel the need to publicly bash their parents. I cant tell you the amount of times Ive gone on Facebook or Twitter, and see some stupid rant about how much they hate their family. Or how much they wish their family was AS FAR AWAY as possible from them. I even asked a girl why she would say that, and what was her response? "Me and my mom got into a fight because my mom doesnt think my boyfriend is good for me, and wont let him come over. God I hate her! I know what kind of man is good for me, how would she!? Two days later, shes cryin on Facebook how here boyfriend is an asshole. Bet you wish you didnt say what you said about your mom now, right? The general reason for why "kids" say that about their parents is apparently their lack of "understanding" of them. "MY MOM DOESNT EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME!" Blah blah blah. Theyre your parents, they know more than you think. Its ridiculous. Obviously, you can get upset towards your parents, and get into pretty loud arguements. Who hasn't? Thats normal. Its what you say afterwards that can make you seem ungrateful or ignorant. You really only have one mom or dad, so why disrespect them by saying you "hate" them whenever you have a disagreement? Word of advice, just show some love to your parents when you can, cuz they wont be around forver. And when they do leave this world for good, all youll have are memories. And why have those memories be negative, of times when you blew simple disagreements out of proportion. And then youre left alone, regretting the fact you were such a disrespectful, ungrateful son/daughter. No need for that at all. Your parents love you, and at the end of the day, you love them.

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