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| Question: I hate my parents. They always tell me what to do. I’m ready to run away. |
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| Grandma’s Answer: You are at an age where you feel that it’s time for you to have more freedom and independence in your life. This is not unusual, and in fact it is healthy to begin this process of growing up, since that is the goal in your life: to acquire skills, gain responsibility, be trusting, dependable; a whole list of characteristics that are needed to be mature, moral, ethical, productive, a good citizen etc.. Your parents, on the other hand, have a responsibility to help you gain all these characteristics, and they have from birth to adulthood to teach you and to be models from which you will learn. The question is this: how are your performing in terms of acquiring those characteristics? Does your behavior demonstrate that you don not need direction any more? Seems that at your age you have some maturing to do yet. Perhaps you can ask your parents to talk with you about what they expect of you. Maybe they are expecting more than you can give; maybe you are not performing at a maturity level that is appropriate. There obviously is an imbalance, and you all need to discuss it. Running away is not the answer to solving your problem; in fact, you will create more problems that could be much worse. Remember, it is your life and you need to learn how to cope with difficulties and express yourself so that you will become the best that you can be in this world. It is survival so that you live your purpose. If your parents are not willing to discuss the situation, see a counselor in your school. |
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