Alright I was thinking about this a few days ago, and finally got the guts to come and post it here...
Now I was thinking about a friend of mine, who has basically been neglected by her parents for most of her life. Now I was thinking about teenage rebellion, I mean every teenager rebels at some point whether it's 13 or 19, but the point is that everyone does it at some point. Now what happens if your parents don't acknowledge it? I mean it's a critical point in your life, what happens if you don't get the chance to openly defy your parents and state your independence?
I believe that through all of this, that if you don't get the chance to state your independence and rebel against them, you will rebel against other "parent figures". Now in the case of my friend, she rebelled against me, decided that I couldn't help her do what she needed and she figured she'd go back to the person who abused her in the past.
What are your thoughts on this, if you don't get the chance to rebel, do you in turn rebel on "parent figures" and other modes of stability?
well are you her "friend" or "parent figure"? bc there's a big difference and it's crucial to your main point. In any case, I think teenagers rebel against whoever has the most authority in their lives. Most of the time it's their parents. Sometimes, it's not.
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I may be 16 and not really did anything to truly defy my parents (they are pretty much cool with shit even though they are minimally involved with my life. For example, saying turn that guitar down when sitting with an acoustic or at a piano) but among the people around me that are in defiance just defy authority. From teachers, to cops, to their peers with relative authority over them. Some don't do one teachers homework on purpose and try to do the opposite of what they say everyday, others will do drugs or start smoking/drinking(one in the same), or merely try to take down their friends perceived authority.
I don't understand the rebellious phase, but I might end up doing some stupid shit in college to 'rebel'.
I think most kids rebel just to get the attention or to prove they are right. But with the way most of them do it, they are just proving to their parents and authority figures that they're not responsible enough for anything to be independent.
i used to rebel but I just got tired of it. I did it to get my parents off my case, wanting to prove I can take care of myself. Didn't work. So I just let it be and ignored the annoying things they did and just did my thing. And that worked, surprisingly.
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