When your 17 your invincible, you know everything, the world is at your feet, just waiting for you to take it. Then you come crashing down to earth with a bang.
We think back to when we were 17 and in most cases that's a frightening thing to do, because we hope to god our kids aren't doing a fraction of the things we did. But they won't listen if you speak, because they know it all. You won't and don't understand the problems they are having because your old and you have never known what it's like to be in love, or what it's like to be young, and things are different now.
As a parent of a son or daughter of that age, all we can do it stand back, say nothing, hopefully they will come to us of they're own free will and let us into theyre world and
confide in us even for just a moment.
As a parent, it is often very painful and difficult for us to do that, to say nothing, to do nothing, to just wait, but more often than not, they will confide in us if we are patient. That's what we are, that's what we do as parents. We are here for them waiting in the wngs, being non judgemental. And it doesn't get any better the older they get. Yes in the end, they do find some common sense, and work ethos. They find partners, and hopefully a career path, and eventually they may even have children of they're own. Then it begins all over again.
The joys of having children as they say. Be patient. Remember when you were they're age, you knew everything, and wouldn't listen to anyone. Thats what they're doing now.
just have patience. And the best of luck.
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