In the present political climate, it can be hard to avoid discussing the latest scandal. If your political leanings differ from your parents’, it can make for awkward conversation at the dinner table, especially when it comes to hot-button topics such as gender, sexuality, and…
High school and the time around it is about growth. I have grown so much in so many areas since my freshman year. The area of growth that has been the most important in my life has been communication. It is a strange time to…
Since I’ve gone away to college, I notice that I interact with my parents differently when I come home than I used to in high school when I saw them more frequently. I make more of a conscious effort now to thank them for providing…
My parents are loving, supportive, open-minded folks, and I’m grateful to have a good relationship with them today. But it wasn’t always so easy… As a teenager, we often disagreed. My mom wanted me home by midnight; I’d oblige, and then I would flip off…
Talking to your parents about relationships can be stressful or even nerve racking. I’ve never been a fan of talking to both of my parents at the same time. With that being said I still believe that talking to your parents is really important because…
There are a lot of topics I feel uncomfortable talking to my parents about. Whether it’s about drinking, doing drugs, going through puberty, peer pressure, sexual orientation, sexual activity, or just normal teenage issues in general, it can be very awkward to talk to your parents….