Dear Rebellious Teens

First of all, I am writing this not out of anger, but simply to try to give some struggling teens a better view of their parents, and to help their relationships to grow and prosper. This is also for the teens that have good parents who care about them. This is not for teens whose parents have left them, or abuse them.

Let's get started.

I know some of you think that your parents are idiots.

Maybe they are, I wouldn’t know, but respect them anyway.

When you are older, you will understand them better.

Listen up cause this is important.

Maybe you have never thought about it from this perspective,

but your parents used to be cool! You know who’s fault it is that they aren’t anymore?

YOURS!

Cause all of the sudden, dad has a baby to feed. There’s no time to go looking up the latest slang phrases. He has to put some food on the table so you can survive! All of the sudden your mom forgets her future; she gives it all up in one day, so that she could plan yours.

Still think you’d be better without them? Then tell me why all the runaways either come back home, or turn out to be miserable people.

Still think you’d be better without them?

Then go to an orphanage and see if the kids there look happy. See if the kids there are content. See if the kids there feel like they have a home.

One day you are probably going to look at your mom for the last time, but she won’t be looking back this time. She won’t be playing in the dirt with you like she used to.

This time she’s staying there, and you can say anything you want to say, but she won’t be talking back this time. Congratulations, you’re free now, you’re out on your own. You can do whatever you want. You win, so why don’t you feel like you won?