Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 5

Things Kids and Teens

Wished Their Parents Knew


Thing #21:
I'm going to Mess-up, Talk-Back...
be Rude, be Disrespectful, Push your Buttons...
Drive you Crazy, Cause Hell, say "I Hate You"...
& many other Bad/Horrible things!
Thats Life because I can't be Perfect!;


Thing #22:
I'm going to be Greedy, Selfish...
Materialistic, and Think that you'll...
Always have/willing to Give...
Me Money! Thats what we do!;


Thing #23:
Don't expect me to be a "Straight-A"...
Student! I just isn't going to...
Happen!;


Thing #24:
I'm going to get in Trouble at School...
thats just a Law about being a Kid!;


Thing #25:
I'm going to Fail some Tests and...
Assignments with some being...
My Fault and some being Outside...
My Control! It isn't always just me...
being lazy, uncaring, or failing to...
do Something! So listen to what...
Happened and then Make a Decision...
about what to do!;


Thing #26:
Getting a GED or Diploma and...
not doing Anything else in regards...
to my Education is Alright;


Thing #27:
Don't expect me to meet unreasonable...
expectations in anything I do!;


Thing #28:
It's my life and I decide what...
College I go to and what...
My Degree is going to be! Don't
Force what you think is...
the right College Degree for me!;


Thing #29:
Not everyone is capable or wants...
to go to a Top 20 College or be a...
Doctor, Lawyer, or Other Prestigious...
Career Choice!


Thing #30:
Just be Happy that I want to go to...
College and get a degree! Also be ready...
for me Saying I just can't finish College...
College is only designed for getting...
Certain Persons to Finish a Degree;


Thing #31:
If I go to College remember its really...
just a huge Learning Experiment! And...
I'm going to do Things that you wouldn't...
Approve of! Thats life!;


Thing #32:
Don't Force me to Keep doing a Activity...
that I don't want to do but do...
Force me to finish that Session or Season...
and then let me try something else!;


Thing #33:
Don't try to re-live your childhood...
through mine! Its my life and I...
May or May Not like the things...
I do but be Supportive of what...
I want to do, Unless it isn't...
Legal, Healthy, Ethical, or...
Inappropriate!


Thing #34:
Just because you don't like or understand...
my interests doesn't make them wrong!
We each lived in a different time period...
So, therefore were going to want to do...
different and according to you "Somewhat Weird"...
Activities/Interests! Be supportive and try...
to find out about my interests but don't...
criticize them!;


Thing #35:
As a young Person living in the 21st...
Century I'm going to want to use...
the computer, social networks, and...
all sorts of other things you never...
dreamed possible!;


Thing #36:
Stop living in the "Technological Stone Age"...
your going to have to Figure out the...
Computer and Mobile Electronic Devices...
there just a Part of Everyday Life for me;


Thing #37:
Encourage me to get involved in a Physical...
Activity but don't think I going to be...
the Best, a Champion, Always Successful,
or want to do the same Physical Activity...
that you did as a Kid but Encourage...
me to do Something to Help me Stay Healthy;


Thing #38:
Don't Compare my Ability in Regards to Anything...
I do to other kids or teens because then...
I won't ever meet your expectations!;


Thing #39:
Don't Allow Me or Yourself to have...
Double-Standards! If you Expect me to do...
Something have the Expectation that you...
should be willing to do before Making a...
Quick and Inaccurate Judgement!;


Thing #40:
The Most Important thing for you to Remember is...
that Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem can't be...
Learned through only just Experiencing success...
Too Many People Believe that to develop these...
It Requires Someone to Ensure that you...
Always will Succeed but the Truth is...
Learning by Failure is the Best Teacher...
One word of Caution though is that Failing...
Doesn't Mean you aren't Learning something!...
It just Means that you weren't able to...
Accomplish what you wanted to Accomplish!...
So LET ME FAIL but DON'T JUST DWELL ON WHAT...
I DID WRONG but INSTEAD FOCUS on SHOWING...
ME WHAT I CAN LEARN from that.....
PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!;
Can do is to let me build my Self-Confidence...

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 5

Things Kids and Teens

Wished Their Parents Knew

Thing #1:

Be willing to be our scapegoat...

It's a Natural Thing and if you don't...

Think so Really Look at what your...

Parents told you and I bet they Hated

being your Scapegoat!

Thing #2:

I'm willing to Sit-Down for Dinner...

Sometimes but Don't Expect me to...

Want to Do it Every Night!

Thing #3:

Its okay to share with us things about...

What you did at work and...

How you Felt your Day went but...

Don't Expect us to Want to Listen...

When your just Complaining about how...

Awful your Day was;

Thing #4:

Don't take work issues home...

or Take it Out on us if you had...

a Bad Day, because if you do...

I'll Think I'm Allowed to do the...

Same Thing but I'm not allowed to...

and get in Trouble for It! So why Don't

you get in trouble when you do it too?

Thing #5:

We hate it when you Say...

"Do as I say, Not as I Do!"...

because thats the Quickest way...

to want to act out more!

Thing #6:

We know Parents and Authority Figures...

Deserve Respect and were willing to...

Do so to but, that doesn't Give...

You the Right to Disrespect Us;

Thing #7:

Respect only comes Easily when...

Both of us do the Same for...

Each Other and that doesn't...

Just come from us it's Also in...

The latest "How to Be a Good Parent" Book;

Thing #8:

If you Want us to have Open Dialogue...

Jumping in and Judging me will only...

Make me Push you Away. So to...

Have that we Need to Feel that...

Me telling you things won't Always...

Lead to Getting in Trouble or being...

Grounded;

Thing #9:

We including us teenagers value...

Your Opinion but don't Force it...

Because if you Force it, We'll...

Stop Asking for it;

Thing #10:

Just because we "Messed-Up" Before...

Doesn't mean thats Always going to...

Happen but if you Have that Expectation...

Its more likely to Happen. So...

Believe that the outcome will...

be different this time because...

We Need you to Believe in Us!...

Thing #11:

The World we Live in Tells us...

We won't Succeed, but to...

Do so Anyway Requires...

Someone to Believe in us and There's...

No more Qualified Person than you;

Thing #12:

We don't Need you to be Embarrassing...

in front of my Friends and peers...

because the World is Already a Mean...

Enough Place already and your not...

the one who has to be with them...

Day-In and Day-Out, So don't

make my world anymore Difficult...

by not being Embarrassing;

Thing #13:

Your job as a Parent is never over...

but instead its a 24 hour a day...

Everyday Job So, don't

Believe your ever Going to...

Have a Day off until you Die;

Thing #14:

If you tell me to do something...

Trust that we'll Follow through with...

What you Asked me to Do;

Thing #15:

When we tell you we are finished...

with whatever you Asked us to Do...

Check to make sure the job is done right...

but don't criticize, nit pick, or tell me I...

Failed to do that Job! If you don't think its...

Done or Needs more Work tell me...

Kindly that I need to do Additional...

Work and what you Need me...

to Finish but don't forget to tell...

me How to Fix it;

Thing #16:

If I'm not Doing Something the way...

you want me to Do! Tell me...

but Don't Treat me Like I'm a...

Idiot or say "You Just Can't Do...

Anything Right!";

Thing #17:

If you didn't Explain what I need to...

Do don't Complain that I'm doing...

it wrong or in a Horrible Way! I

Can't read your Mind so tell me...

How to do it and let me try again...

because its Your Fault Im not doing...

What you want When you didn't Tell...

Me What to do in the First Place;

Thing #18:

Don't say things like "I never did that...

to my parents!" or "I wouldn't treat...

my parents like that" or "Back in the day...

we had it so much harder than you" or...

"We wouldn't ever have done that" or...

"When I was growing up I didn't have X...

So why do you need it when I didn't"

Thing #19:

If you Think you didn't cause Trouble...

with your Parents your Ignorant...

because the Facts Say otherwise!;

Think #20:

Don't EVER tell me that you...

were Always "Good" or that you...

were Always a "Perfect Child"...

because thats a out right lie!;