Parenthood, I salute you! (Do you believe in what I say?)

amitksing! ho there... i like your post, thank you for putting this up. i admire you for admitting yourmistakes before to your parents. well did you apologize personally to your parents? i am touched by your post. i am a mom now, and ilove my son calling me mom... i would love to hear he says i love you to me and i am sorry. i will really teach him how to say it humbly and whole-heartedly. for now, he is still one yr old.

You are not being extra emotional! I am a 22-y.o. stay-home-mom, and my son is almost 3. I find myself calling my mother at least twice a week to apologize for being a self-centered b*tch through my teenage years. She was a single working mom, and I could never understand why she was "so mean" to me! I call her and thank her for loving me anyway, and I always apologize again. I completely agree- Hats off to parenthood! They brought you into this world, they raised you up to be the man (or woman) you are today, and they deserve every bit of thanks and praise you can heap on them! They may laugh at you the way my mom does, but secretly they appreciate it. My favorite time of day is just before my son takes his nap. He will crawl up in my lap and whisper in my ear, "Mommy, you're my best fwiend. I love you so much!" So no matter what age, know that your parents love you, and they love to hear that you love them, too.

I can say you are absolutely correct. When I was a child, I absolutely loathed being corrected by my own parents, or even friends' parents or other significant adult figures. Because I am not the most social person in the world, sometimes things I said/did were misinterpreted and as a result I had a lot of misunderstandings. But I have come to know that that's all part of being young and learning to become a better person as I grow older. In retrospect there is no greater punishment for my wrongdoings than knowing I committed them. I hate reminders of how old I am getting, but I am always reminded of it now that all my peers are starting to get engaged, married - some even have children now. I cannot imagine putting up with any of the things that parents put up with. I have long accepted that I do not have the personality that it takes to be a parent, and have a newfound respect for people who have taken on this challenging role and have made it a point to give them the respect they deserve rather than defying them when their intentions are just to make sure I become the person they believe I am capable of being... There is nothing extra-emotional about this kind of appreciation other than bearing the observations followed by the recognition you have just acknowledged. Anyone can have a child, but bringing that child up to actually be someone of value is an entirely different matter. Looking back on my life, I have seen parents who seem to have successfully done this, and some who are either just plain careless or overzealous. I give major praise to every parent who is able to bring their children up to be responsible, genuine, people - especially in this day and age when the world is so desperately in need of them.

You are absolutely normal. You only make others emotional. Whatever you said ar every true. In fact, most of us would echo your feelings.

You're being a loving. In adolescence not understand very well the life and we think we know everything.lololol...So..we have to give good example to children..the little head"then dont understand much and we have be careful. You're right to love their parents. In the biblie says:...honor and respect father and mother. Todyis increasingly difficult because the young people are bombarded with much bad and adolescents are stubborn lolololol But with the Grace of Lord everything is easier. Kisses.

You are completely correct with your statements. Being a parent is one of the most difficult (yet rewarding) roles in life a person can take on. As a child you have no idea why your parents 'give you such a hard time' When you become an adult it is much easier to see why your parents made the choices they did and that all they ever wanted is what is best for you. Three big cheers for all the parents in the world. Without them we would be nothing!

no ur not being extra emotional,and ur very right that only parenthood is the only thing that is done without expacting any thing,my son is 1.5 year old ,iam the only one at my home to take care for him nad bekieve me every second i relise that what my parent had done for me ,parents are great tahts why they placed after the god