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I don't think I know my parents.
I don't think they know me neither.
But I think we both know that that is the case. And we're fine with that. We have had very different lives. We don't know everything about each others lives and that is perfectly fine! So it's one of those things were we both know we have these deep dark secrets about ourselves... and as long as one of us doesn't ask or tell the other one doesn't have to ask or tell.
I don't know about you. But I have the hardest time in the world imagining them at my age.
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How I interact with my parents varies from day to day. When I'm at school I talk to my parents if not every day then at least a few times a week. When I do talk to my parents it seems very censored. I pick and choose what I tell them usually substituting less crude descriptions for my nights out.
As to whether or not they know me...that would be a no. Starting my senior year in high school I really started to push at my parents. My parents (although they disagree) are really overprotective. I wasn't allowed to just say I'm going out tonight- I had to say who with and where I was going. Who was going to be there, what we were doing, and what time I'd be home. There was no last minute planning- they had to know NOW. The harder I pushed back at them the more strict they got, they never let up. It got to the point where I started lying about what I was doing just because I didn't know yet and they wouldn't accept that so it was easier to make it up then deal with them. Then once I started getting caught in my lies they lost trust for me completely and still second guess me when I tel them what I'm doing.
My parents support me and try their best to open up to me but at this point in my life I feel like I'm mature enough for them to treat me like an adult and be more of a friend at times than a parent. I hope eventually if I ease them into me they will start to see me for who I am, not who they think I am.
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How I interact with my parents varies from day to day. When I'm at school I talk to my parents if not every day then at least a few times a week. When I do talk to my parents it seems very censored. I pick and choose what I tell them usually substituting less crude descriptions for my nights out.
As to whether or not they know me...that would be a no. Starting my senior year in high school I really started to push at my parents. My parents (although they disagree) are really overprotective. I wasn't allowed to just say I'm going out tonight- I had to say who with and where I was going. Who was going to be there, what we were doing, and what time I'd be home. There was no last minute planning- they had to know NOW. The harder I pushed back at them the more strict they got, they never let up. It got to the point where I started lying about what I was doing just because I didn't know yet and they wouldn't accept that so it was easier to make it up then deal with them. Then once I started getting caught in my lies they lost trust for me completely and still second guess me when I tel them what I'm doing.
My parents support me and try their best to open up to me but at this point in my life I feel like I'm mature enough for them to treat me like an adult and be more of a friend at times than a parent. I hope eventually if I ease them into me they will start to see me for who I am, not who they think I am.
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