Alike in Dignity – TWIL
For my first TWIL (this week I learned) I wanted to expand on one of the anticipation guide statements. All of the statements on that list aren’t super straight forward or simple so choosing one was a little difficult, but I chose “Teenagers should not always respect their parents wishes.” I chose this because as a teenager, I think my perspective on this topic would be the most valuable.
I agree with the statement. This is because parenting is hard, everyone does it differently, and some people who are supposed to be the most helpful in a child’s life are neglecting. There is a lot of possibility for good parents, who’s wishes will be what’s good for a teenager, even if their child doesn’t agree. But with the other possibility of uncaring or even abusive parents, I will always agree with this statement. Parents are older than us, and sometimes wiser, but the key word is sometimes. A teenagers dreams could be crushed by a parent thinking they’re “doing the responsible thing” when really, they’re just holding their kid back from accomplishing incredible feats, or even just from being happy.
after deciding that I agree to this statement, I drew out a mind map of what I perceived as good and bad parenting and above is the link to that.