I believe for my long essay I would like to touch on my relationship with my mother. Her and I are extremely different in personalities and my mother has always been the type of mother to believe that because we are her children we must always listen to her and respect her. Although I do agree with that, I also needed her to understand that I am no longer her little girl and that as I grow older, I grow more feelings, an opinion, sometimes I can be right, and most of all I want to be heard. The ongoing relationship with my mother has continued to get better day by day as we become closer, but I can't say it was an easy journey. We have had our share of arguments, disputes and luckily, agreements. So I would like to start my first story with the beginning of my teen years when the "problems" began and then continue each story in a time-line sense and end with the status of our relationship currently now that I am going to be 22 years old.
I think this is a great topic. It is really hard to get a parent to understand that while their child is still their child, they've also grown into an adult with a right to complete autonomy and respect as a fellow adult. It's also (in my experience) a really common challenge between parents and children that plays out in many unique ways, so it is a topic that would attract a large readership of people with similar struggles. Can't wait to hear what you develop from this. :)
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great topic. It is really hard to get a parent to understand that while their child is still their child, they've also grown into an adult with a right to complete autonomy and respect as a fellow adult. It's also (in my experience) a really common challenge between parents and children that plays out in many unique ways, so it is a topic that would attract a large readership of people with similar struggles. Can't wait to hear what you develop from this. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Nikki! Now I'm even more excited to write :)
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