You know what I think? I think that as sons and daughters, we are taking our parents for granted way too much. I feel as if we all waste our entire life wishing for one thing that would probably not come true; and that’s our parents’ understanding. We desperately want them to understand how “stressful” and “tiring” it is to be a teenager. We want them to acknowledge our “needs” and ourselves in general. We constantly whine about them trying to “destroy” our life, getting mad at them for making us stay in or forcing us to do something we don’t want. Reality check, we don’t understand how they feel either. While they try to keep us grounded and respectable, we ignore them and break down all the safety barriers they had genuinely built up for us. Everyday they go to work and bust their ass off just so we could sleep on our beds, watch our favorite television series, and eat our favorite food. You don’t understand how hard their life is, so what position are you in to try and make them understand yours? Take a moment to realize that your parents were also teenagers once. Sure generation has changed but the basics of human emotions do not. They understand you, they just want to keep your safe. If you want your parent’s understanding, try to understand them first.