Parent Teen- Are we justifying it?

TEENAGE – What about family? Teenage! Yeah, you read it right.. Something so confusing, having no proper definition but surely charismatic, having so many emotions, a life, a time period which everyone would love to dream of. It seem to be irresistible! Excitement, Drama, Crushes, Love, Dreams, School, Friends, Fun, Personality, Career, Anger, Jealousy. Possessiveness, Rejection, Generation gap! So much to associate with TEENAGE and the list goes on.. But what about the changes we undergo? Teenage is similar to Glamour world. It is not that exciting as much it sounds. We forget nothing but our family. In the beginning, we the teenagers fight with ourselves to accept the emotional and physical changes taking place; then we want to fight with the society; questioning every damn thing. Then comes the family! We think they don’t understand us, they think we don’t understand them. Do they ever realize we too are dealing with so many confusions? Fighting everyday with almost everything just for the sake of acceptance? Certainly, they need to understand this.

We think we don’t get enough pocket money, we want the best of gadgets, we want the best of clothes, the best of house location. Accept it, each one of us wants to be popular; wants to have ‘THE BEST ATTITUDE’, wants bees all around us, wants to be in good accounts of every possible known person. But here, we often forget how important we are for our family. All we think about is FRIENDS. I’m sure they’re the most happening part of our life but above them there are those because of whom we met those friends.

We think they need to understand us but we’ve a great role to play to be understood. HOME matters much more than a HOUSE. From providing basic amenities to providing the best of almost everything, they too fight everyday with their pockets and budgets. And what after we get what we desired? What do WE return? A rude thanks? Allegations that they don’t understand us? Making them hear again and again that it is their duty to provide us all possible luxuries?
 I may be a teenager but I do understand that Yes teenage is a sensitive time, friends, relations matter, but above all.- the Human form of God! Our parents matter the most! Movies casting, presenting spoiled brats are no cool. Understand it! We need to understand they are the best parents for us. If we’re trying to be adults, they too are trying to be better parents. Good Luck teenagers, upcoming teenagers.


~Priyanka Manchanda