Parents love unconditionally, care for your well-being

“I love drugs. I smoke drugs, I eat drugs, and I sniff drugs.”

The awkward silence that followed my conversation between my mom and me, pretty much ruined the whole objective of the joke.

I started laughing hysterically, but my mom, however, didn’t find the joke so humorous.

“What the hell is wrong with you, Karen?!” she said. My lips really couldn’t help but rise into a crooked smile.

“You really think that joke’s funny? Karen, there are so many people out there that are struggling with their addiction, and you’re making jokes about it.”

When I told my friends this joke, however, they probably laughed harder than I did when I thought of it.

“Sure, Karen,” they said.

My objective of this article is to not point out that I have an addiction to drugs…because I don’t, I promise.

What I’m trying to do is to point out the differences of logic between parents and adolescents.

It can be jokes, curfews, parties, high school, or even friends.

Jokes for teens, can invite several different perspectives. The T.V. show “Family Guy,” for example, is considered one of the most popular T.V. shows among teens. Despite the recommendation that “Family Guy” shouldn’t be viewed for people under the age of 18, kids everywhere seem to appreciate the crude humor a bit more than the humor of shows on the Disney channel.

Parents, on the other hand, seem to find the humor on “Hannah Montana” more appropriate.

Curfews always seem to differ in the minds of adults and teens. For teens, 3 a.m. is perfect. For parents, 9 p.m. is better. The kids may scream and fuss, but the parents normally always get their way.

As the years progress in high school, so do the friends and parties. When you were six, a party with a piñata at the park and candy bags would be suffice. Now, there has to be a DJ, a dance floor, any form of illegal substances, and really pretty people. And of course, before you’re allowed out, your parents have to know the name of the friends you’re going with, their cell phone numbers, their parent’s cell phone numbers, and the place that you will be going.

So all of these diverse opinions seem to always raise the one most important question: why are teens and parents so different?

Once contemplating the idea, I finally came to a conclusion: parents and their kids don’t differentiate in logic.

Some time long ago in the 50’s-60’s era, your parents were once teenagers. As difficult as this may be to believe, they also went out, partied, met guys/girls, and some time got at least a C in their math class too. The main reason why parents are so over-bearing, protective, suffocating, etc., is only because they know what happens in high school; they’ve been through it.

Parents are put on this earth to love you unconditionally, and to hope for nothing but the best for their kids. This annoying protective attitude that they give off every time you leave the house isn’t meant to ruin your life, it’s meant to show you their concern and love that nothing bad will happen to you. As cliché as this may sound, they only care for your well-being.

I realize that parents probably tell you what I just told you every day, but I was hoping that maybe when it comes from a teenager that once hated her over-bearing mother, it would change your perspective on things. Because in the future when you’re a parent, you will be wishing that your kid would just realize what I just realized.

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