Expect That!

Expectations.

God, those suck, don't they?

Parents, they just sometimes expect so much out of you. You feel like you can't do anything right, you can't please them.

Then, on the other side, there are parents who have no expectations, and that's just even worse. You believe that you can't do it and you think that even if you did, they wouldn't realize it either way.

As I've stated and hinted at before, we need a good middle ground. We need those parents who expect good things but accept that you are trying your best. 

Thing is, we are our parents' prodigy. We are what they kind of, mold us into. I know, it doesn't sound cool and we will all go "No! I'm nothing like them, I'm not going to follow what they want me to be!" Maybe you're right. 

Oh, but what if you're wrong?

Nope, I'm not saying that you have no will of your own, but our mannerisms, and most of our behaviors and a lot of our perceptions and even some of our interests stem from our parents. We have this burning need (most of us at least) to impress these people. We all want their love and approval, and when we get it, we go much further. 

That means, we care about getting good grades. Not because we are scared of our parents, but we strive for our future.

That means, we want to help out, do good things and be successful  but not because your pushed too far, only because you were nudged and found it in yourself to care about it on your own.

Basically, parents need to drop some expectations and just expect that their child does their personal best. Us rebellious teenagers need to grow up and meet our own expectations!