Parents Are Not Always Right

Growing up as a little girl transitioning into a young woman, my parents advised me not to have a boyfriend until I finished school since it will get in the way of my academic performance. Unfortunately, it was not an advice that I followed. I am sure that in most cases, parents only want the best for their children. Although when it comes to parenting teenagers, the situation turns into something more than adults can bargain for.
In some areas of the Philippines where I grew up, young men and women were much more sophisticated and conservative values were practiced by most individuals. Unlike teenagers who grew up in the United States, the ones in the Philippines were more laid-back and reserved. Despite the fact that I grew up in a place where traditional and conventional values were practiced, influences in society such as the media, still played a role in growing up. Therefore, teenagers did not always stay true to the advice of their parents. Parenting is an intricate subject. Some guardians believe that being a strict parent to their children will allow them to stay on the right path and grow up as responsible adults. However, strict parenting also back-fire which can result in their children wanting to rebel and go against their parent’s orders. The advice that my parents gave me of not having a boyfriend until finishing school is an example of this type of parenting. Thankfully, my parents and I still had a close relationship after I disobeyed them that one time. They still trusted me since I always gave them a reason to. Unfortunately, I have witnessed dreadful outcomes in my group of friends when their parents strongly applied this rule to their children. In addition, their parents became too overprotective and would intrude in their child’s privacy which resulted in their child feeling suffocated and feeling the need to go against their parents orders since their parents acted as if they could not be trusted.
After witnessing a friend went through