Does anyone else's parents ever use their fih as a threat?

[Bottomfeeder]

Well, I'm back. Pardon a bit of a bump, but I'd just like to clear up a few misconceptions that may have arisen. When I made the thread I was still a bit sore about the incident. I just want to say, my parents are not abusive, even verbally. Me and my parents are very close. Much more than most kids my age. It's just that, like any people that are together constantly, we fight occasionally. When I was in 3rd to, say, 6th grade, me and my family fought constantly. but lately we do not fight as much as we used to... it's just that, when we do, nobody wants to back down, and it escallates. And when I am involved, it all seems to funnel down on what eachother treasures most. It's definately a flaw that we need to work on. This week was a tough one... my parents were swamped with work, I was freaking out about midterms (this week) and, to make matters worse, it was a rushed and stressful morning. But I still love my parents, and I hate fighting with them. But, in the end, as I speak, all is well: the fish are fine, me and my family are on great terms, the fish are safe, and the birds are getting a much larger cage to fly around in

Oh, and my parents, especially my dad, take great interest in my fish and even stop by often to check in on them. I was worried on Friday, when I made this thread, but after a computer-less weekend of thought, I know that nobody but nobody in my family would harm my fish.

I commend all who responded sanely, and were productive, wether you agreed with me or not. Thank you all for the replies.

This is why MFK is great. When we have no one to talk to, we can always get an opinion, a second opinion, a third opinion, and then some.

Thanks guys, you're all great

 

[tcarswell]

glad it worked out!

 

[Octofasciata Aficionado]

Ah, the dangers of venting to people who don't know the whole story. Just imagine if you had told a social worker instead of MFK, you'd be in foster-care already.

 

[dpk2313]

STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL WORKERS FOSTER CARE IS TERRIBLE

 

[Red_Belly_Pacu]

My cousin had a fight with his mom about something. The mom was going to drain all the water from his fish tanks and kill the fish. My cousin had to pull her away. So yea, it does happen.

 

[heuss06]

all im saying is that sucks... i would be so angry if my tank got smashed or they took my fish out... to much money wrapped up in it to just kill and break everything...

 

[Bottomfeeder]

I can see this thread now

A bunch of angst filled teenagers with a lack of respect for the parents( who care, house and provide for them ) jumping on the lets tar and feather mom and dad bandwagon.

Seriously, when I was younger and lived with my mother there was no way in hell that I would diss my mom or see her as anything other than the person who was looking out for my best. She was the greatest woman I have ever met and I had the honour of preaching her funeral as the first one I ever did, but not the last.

I think that many teenagers need to realize that respecting and honouring their parents is the best way to go. Unless it is that you are obviously possessed of such immense wisdom and experience that your 13-18 years of existence outweighs their 30+ years depending on how old they are.

I know that this post will not go well with many people BUT SUCK IT UP AND STOP BEING A SPOILED LITTLE BRAT MOUTHING OFF TO YOUR PARENTS!!!!!

I'm sorry, I must have missed this post. Is this necisarry? Do you know me? How do you know if I'm a spoiled brat?
Thanks for being so much less productive than the other repliers

 

[MN_Rebel]

I'm sorry, I must have missed this post. Is this necisarry? Do you know me? How do you know if I'm a spoiled brat?
Thanks for being so much less productive than the other repliers

Well you did get in trouble with your parents...then vented in here.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Yeah, it's just the "spoiled brat" part that offended me.

 

[chefjamesscott]

I can see this thread now

A bunch of angst filled teenagers with a lack of respect for the parents( who care, house and provide for them ) jumping on the lets tar and feather mom and dad bandwagon.

Seriously, when I was younger and lived with my mother there was no way in hell that I would diss my mom or see her as anything other than the person who was looking out for my best. She was the greatest woman I have ever met and I had the honour of preaching her funeral as the first one I ever did, but not the last.

I think that many teenagers need to realize that respecting and honouring their parents is the best way to go. Unless it is that you are obviously possessed of such immense wisdom and experience that your 13-18 years of existence outweighs their 30+ years depending on how old they are.

I know that this post will not go well with many people BUT SUCK IT UP AND STOP BEING A SPOILED LITTLE BRAT MOUTHING OFF TO YOUR PARENTS!!!!!

I'm sorry, I must have missed this post. Is this necisarry? Do you know me? How do you know if I'm a spoiled brat?
Thanks for being so much less productive than the other repliers

How about for the sake of clarity we keep things in context. For text without context is error so I qouted my post you refered to and red texted for contextual sake and the finishing statement is meant as a general piece of advice to all teens who lament about their living arrangements.

Hmmm was my post saying that you specifically are a spoiled brat OR was my post rather speaking to the general lack of respect that teenagers nowadays seem to have for their parents.

I would think that it was not specifically aimed at you but rather making a statement towards the false sense of entitlement that exists in this society of self focused teens that exist today.

And yes the post was necessary.

And sorry to break it to you but it is not the normal for families to constantly fight with one another, by far that is not the norm. You may not agree, yet I have many families that I know of that do not contstantly get at one another and have it out.

The funny thing about teens who lament on how their parents don't understand them is this RAGING HORMONES CAN AND WILL PERVERT REALITY!!! It is funny how when teenagers get older that their parents suddenly come to be knowing much more than they did when the person was a teen!!

Is this due to the parents changing or the teen?