day 3.. Family ♥

I think every family has their own problems and work through these problems as they grow older and wiser. In my opinion teenagers and parents fight the most. The teenagers are still trying to find themselves while the parents are trying to steer them into the right direction. They can easily bump heads this way. In the book that I am reading, the author and her dad argued a lot and didn’t see eye to eye. At certain point she decided to fix their relationship by bonding with her father. From that experience she learned that she and her father were one in the same. Although they had different hobbies, she found that it was surprising that they were both loners and had goofy instruments that you didn’t see every day. All she had to do was try to make a connection. This is a common problem between parents and children because the parents know what’s best and the children think they know what’s best. It is important to have a relationship with your parents because it may seem like they are over bearing and don’t want you to have freedom but they know what is actually good for you.

Sarah also had a hard time bonding with her sister. She was an artist and a musician, and her twin sister was more interested in what her dad was into. She liked playing with guns and going hunting with her father. Her twin said that she is the loneliest twin in the world which I think maybe made her question their relationship. Her twin wanted her sister around but Sarah insisted on being alone. So far I haven’t read about if or when she spent more time with her sister but I think that they can find common ground if they tried. It is very important that siblings get along and have a relationship. If you are the older sibling you have a bigger responsibility because younger siblings look up to you. They want to follow in your footsteps and do the things you do, right and wrong. Younger siblings have to know their boundaries and be respectful of them. My younger brothers and sisters are always in my room playing dress up and bother things. They know it’s wrong but they do it anyway. It’s best to give each other space because one sibling may not want to be bothered. This is a start to a healthy sister/brother relationship.

If you can’t on anyone else you should be able to count on family. It’s a way of knowing you have someone to go to if you have a problem or need someone to talk to.