Parent - Teenager Relationships :: essays research papers

Parents are fragile things. There is a very fine line between approval anddisapproval with most parents. No teenager I know ever seems to do anythingright by their mum or dad. My m some other always nags me to do things like clean myteeth, tidy my room, do my homework blah blah.Its probably the same with many other teenagers out there. When asked whyparents nag they practically say "its for your own good" or something every bit insane.These comments rate right up there with "because I said so" and "because Imyour father or because Im your mother"It is, in fact, very easy to judge if a particular child is or isnt nagged. IfI were to take my friend Doug for example, I could very easily say that hismother didnt nag him much at all. This is because he simply does what he likes.I mean, who does the right thing when nobody cares if you dont? Now takemyself, I have had more than my fare share of nagging in my time. How do youknow? Well, everything I am was shaped by my mother. She is an epitome ofunderstanding, a wealth of knowledge and of course I have inherited the othertraits like beauty and genetic perfection.I know I certainly hate being nagged. If my mum gets on my nerves Id say just about(predicate) anything to shut her up sometimes.Have a look at Josephine in the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" and compare her toher mother. Jose may absolutely hate her mother sometimes but at others beunable to live without her presence. I dont think that Jose could ever imagineher mother being in the same position as her. What I dont understand is if ourparents have been through this themselves, then why do they have such a hardtime understanding why their children often hate them for the same reasons?My main point is that if our parents have resented their parents for the way