How Do You Think the Communication Should Be Between a Mother and Her 17 Year Old Daughter?
Question by hantonkate: How do you think the communication should be between a mother and her 17 year old daughter?
I think my mother is an incredibly nosy woman and I really wish she would just back off sometimes. However, if I am just being an overreacting teenager I want to know so I can work on myself then. But basically whenever I get together with a friend she always asks what we talked about she she wants a thorough description. My mother is a minister who also does counseling so whenever she does this I ask “If I tell you then you have to tell me exactly what you talk about to everyone who sees you for counseling.” However, she doesn’t see the point I am trying to make because apparently what her “patients” say is more important than what my friends say to me. Which I am sure it is obviously if they need counseling for it but still that doesn’t mean I have to tell her! Also, my mother has no reason not to trust me. I don’t drink, smoke, do drugs, have sex, or have friends who are bad. So I don’t know what to do about this. After I get on the computer she will probably also check the history so basically if I want any privacy I have to delete it. I don’t look at porn or anything I would just delete stuff like this. Anyway, if maybe I could have some opinions about the situation. Maybe some advice on how to handle it or how to change myself. Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Caoindealbhan
When I was a boy, we used to have something called, “My Day.” We sat around the dining room table and as we ate dinner we would tell what we did that day. Did I tell my parents EVERYTHING that occurred? Absolutely not! My parents grew up in the 1930s and had different notions about reality and what was appropriate to talk about or hear about. I grew up in the 1970s. I had to censure material so that it could be digested by my parents. I couldn’t mention that I tried pot, experimented sexually, or was beaten up by another boy. I couldn’t tell them that I felt up a girl, or purposely teased my sister until she cried. They were never the wiser because they actually DIDN’T KNOW what happened. I did. But, I needed to be prudent about what I revealed.
Only reveal what is for public consumption.
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