Parents - who'd have 'em? (From The Argus)

Parents - who'd have 'em?

5:53pm Monday 26th January 2009

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By Annie-Marie Page, teen outlook »

You may think this is a silly question but it really isn’t.

Ok so some people would say parents are two people who create a human being from their own sex cells.

However, I consider a parent to be someone who is there through a person’s childhood, supporting and nurturing the child.

I believe children and teenagers want parents to act like parents and not mates.

We may sometimes wish that our parents would let us out later than our curfew but we don’t want our parents having the same friends as us and trying to dress like us.

Personally I think parents and teenagers need their own different friends.

I don’t call my mum’s friends round to have a coffee with me and she doesn’t call mine around for her own company either.

If our parents treat our friends as their own friends it shows that our parents are lacking something or someone in their own lives.

How can you rely on an adult for emotional support if they are at the same stage as you emotionally?

I have asked my mum several times: if I’m a parent how will I know what to do.

She has always answered in the same way: that I’ll work out what to do as I go along.

How about preparing to be a parent, can you prepare?

I’m not to sure that you can.

What is your opinion on parent classes, do they really make a difference?

I want to live my life and enjoy my freedom before sacrificing a lot of it by parenting a child.

I think parenting must be a challenging thing to do but a fulfilling life opportunity as you are helping to form your child’s identity and future.

What do you think? Leave your comments below.