Lately I have been dealing with a lot of clients at work whose kids are just acting out or just acting rebellious for no reason. It has led to me coining the phrase that “there must be something in the water these days” when it comes to kids because these are young kids. I have came across kids as young as 9 and 10 arguing and going back and forth with their parents and overall getting to the point where their parents have started to cry due to how much they have sacrificed or given to have their kids have the life they have or live the way they’re living. These rebellious ways or other behaviors by their kids hurt a lot and it is completely understandable.
I had a parent talk to me about leaving the Air Force so she could be present for her family and kids and just for them to have the life she didn’t have and the payment she gets is them yelling, telling her to go away and leave them alone. It has led me to realize that at times we don’t appreciate our parents enough and this is myself included. I also use the phrase that my mom "would give me the whole world if she could" and honestly that is way more than the truth. My mom would give everything to see me happy and just overall successful. I also always continuity remember how much my step mom has also given me when it comes to taking a kid in that her husband had with another woman and raising and treating me like her own.
That is not something a lot of people would be comfortable doing and I’m forever thankful. Another is just my dad bringing me here to the United States from Ghana, Africa just to give me the opportunity to live a good life and make something of myself. I know sometimes a lot of us including myself take our parents for granted and act out at times and of course that is all part of growing up and we may feel like we don’t need them to try to control our lives and our decisions but the least we can do is be appreciative. We can show them how important they are to us and how thankful we are for all they have done and sacrificed for us to be where we are today.
It is something I personally can improve on and will take the steps to be better. Of course it’s not always going to be perfect and we may disagree with them from time to time but that can always be done out of love and not in ways in which it gets to them emotionally leading to them crying and others. There may also be times to where parents were not there before and are trying to be now and that may take time to build something but better late than never. No matter what they will always be our parents. We can at least do what we can to start and build a relationship with them and see where it goes. Appreciate your parents and show them you’re thankful.
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