Friday, October 31, 2014
Adults
It seems everyone forgets what life was like when they were younger. I, for one, don't know why I did stupid and immature things as a child, but I also don't remember what it was like to be that age. Maybe there were reasons for what I did that made sense back then but now that I've grown more I see they we dumb. Everyone has been made fun of or judged for a stupid reason, but no one really remembers what it's like while they are doing it to others. In fact, the more I think about it the more I see this fact of life come true all throughout the day. The most prominent way I experience this is with parents or even adults in general. They expect so much of us, they punish us harshly, they act like they were never our age. We are treated as adults in so many matters, yet as children for others, seemingly depending of which choice is more convenient for them. They act like at the ages 17-19 they were saints. But they weren't. No one is. So why is it so demanded of us?
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I agree with what you are expressing and I can empathize on the matter. Parents are constantly watching and waiting for the moment when you fail and try so hard to prevent it. They sometimes do this in ways that are incomprehensible; such as, grounding you for weeks or limiting your contact with friends, but I feel that this is ineffective because it either leads teenagers to become more rebellious or have no experience in failure and how to cope with it. Basically, the more we are held back by our parents or constantly getting "chewed out" restricts the chances of failing, and realizing your failure and gaining experience from the matter.
ReplyDeleteI also believe that adults are contradicting and expect a lot from the people who have already exceeded their success. My parents didn't take any of the classes I've had to and didn't finish college, yet they try to act as if I'm failing. We do so well, but the first time we make a small teenage mistake we are punished. They know what it's like to deal with strict parents, so one would think that they would try a different strategy. They did irresponsible things at our age so they push us so hard in the opposite direction, that we just rebel.
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