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Originally Posted by emerald2
This kind of attitude is why teenagers and parents can't interact in the first place.
I can hear your boasting of how YOUR child will follow YOUR rules all the time as if you won a trophy.
I'm sure you complain about your kid's attitude all the time. Time to look in the mirror.
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Being able to talk to people who you believe are excessively controlling, believe it or not, is a tremendously useful life skill. In my case it was not so much my parents as others that I have worked with over the years. Once you learn how to talk to people even if they seem power-hungry, and diplomatically come to an agreement, you have expanded your doors greatly. A lot of employers are like that -power-hungry. But you might be able to do the talk....and even get paid well!
All this is not, of course, to say that power struggles are good or that teenage conflicts with parents have a positive impact, only that if you find yourself dealing with a controlling person you should always try diplomacy, regardless of if this is a parent or a supervisor or someone else. Speaking from experience...
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