I never thought I would say this one day but the truth is now I totally understand why parents behaved the way they do, or at least most of them. Now I can see, I can relate and I get it all....no, I am not a parent yet but I do understand.

You know as a teenager, I actually felt like parents can be so wicked. I remember wanting to do things some of my friends were into but my mum would always warn me off them. Parties, well "most" of them was a no for me because she always had something to say....oh, I dare not tell her I was going to one. Friends for me were limited as she some how manages to know the bad friends from the good ones. I remember asking her one day that what if I was the bad friend here and they were good lol, she yelled at me to get inside, pick up my books and read.

Oh, when it came to boys, it was a whole ball game entirely. There was this one time my dad saw me talking to a guy on the street late at night, I was actually on my way back home from running an errand. Unfortunately, I didn't see him on time but he did, so he came close enough to shout at the guy who ran off while I got the scolding of my life that night. Honestly, I felt so embarrassed that night, "how could he embarrass me like that", I thought to myself, feeling so angry. I never understood his intentions.

There is this phrase or quote, I can't really remember which or the exact words right now but in interpretation, it says when you are at a certain age (young age) you hate your parents and you just want to be left alone. However, as you grow older you begin to get closer to them. In time you realise without even being told that whatever it is they did was to make sure you grow up well without making a mistake that might cost you your future.

Their methods maybe a harsh, but I understand their intentions. Besides, no parent would want to watch you grow into a lazy ass, when they work so hard to make sure you get the needed care and support. I bet without their guidance at that young age, "maybe" I would have done something I would regret. As I grow older, we grow closer, we talk, I reason with them, I understand where they are coming from, I may not agree as I am my own adult and I have my own opinion but I see their intentions. They just want, what is best for their kids.

I bet I'd also annoy my kids when the time comes and they would most likely feel the same sometimes, when they do I would be there to draw them closer and tell them a story to make them understand...hopefully lol.

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