Rebellious phase

[Twisterheart]

Does anyone else think the rebellious teen phase is annoying? I understand that as we grow, we're going to separate from our parents and become our own people. As a result, we're not always going to get along with our parents. I just find it annoying though when people purposely set out trying to upset their parents for no reason by doing drugs, sneaking out, etc. It's one thing if you turn to that life because your parents are abusive, but if you have good parents and a good family life I don't get it. I just don't see the point in straining your relationship with your parents all for the sake of seeming rebellious or cool to your peers.

 

[tae]

not everyone who does drugs, sneaks out, or whatever is doing it because of the parents. sometimes kids get curious and fall into habits or things we might not deem good for them. it doesn't mean you're doing it to piss off your parents. i was an idiot in high school, but i did it to escape life not to piss off my mom. lol. you don't know what someone's family is like behind closed doors, even the most stable and perfect looking family has it's own skeletons.

all those times i lied and got high in high school wasn't for my mom, it was for me.

 

[Twisterheart]

not everyone who does drugs, sneaks out, or whatever is doing it because of the parents. sometimes kids get curious and fall into habits or things we might not deem good for them. it doesn't mean you're doing it to piss off your parents. i was an idiot in high school, but i did it to escape life not to piss off my mom. lol. you don't know what someone's family is like behind closed doors, even the most stable and perfect looking family has it's own skeletons.

all those times i lied and got high in high school wasn't for my mom, it was for me.

I'm talking about kids who purposely set out to do those things, knowing it will upset their parents. Like that's their goal and the whole reason they do it. Not just anyone who does things things. Sorry for the confusion

 

[tae]

I'm talking about kids who purposely set out to do those things, knowing it will upset their parents. Like that's their goal and the whole reason they do it. Not just anyone who does things things. Sorry for the confusion

i don't think it's annoying. i find it to be... sad honestly.
because in the end they're not hurting their parents, just themselves. but i've never met anyone first hand who ended up doing drugs or something like that specifically to spite their parents. i've always just met people who genuinely like to do those things. i mean, smoking or drinking to piss off your parents seems like a dumb plan especially if you don't even genuinely like doing those things.

 

[Shimmer]

I think it's stupid and I'm pretty sure most kids regret doing it when they get older. xp

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

Just remember that your parents can legally kick you out on the streets with nothing once you hit eighteen.

 

[kayleee]

I didn't do dumb **** in high school to upset my parents I did it cause I felt like it. Kids don't do "rebellious" stuff to upset their parents, they just don't care that it does.

 

[epona]

i spent the majority of my teenage years doing things that i knew would upset my parents. my parents aren't abusive but we have a complicated relationship and there are many viable reasons for me to resent them so it is what it is

in general though a certain curiosity develops in teenagers as they get older and begin to transition from childhood to adulthood cause those formative years are when you learn a lot about who you are as a person and what you like and don't like, so naturally there's a lot of experimentation within that period which kind of creates the whole 'rebellion' thing
more often than not people aren't deliberately setting out to upset their parents, although often the things they want to do go against what their parents want them or allow them to do and when that's the case then yes, part of the appeal is that it's rebelling against the ''unfair'' rules that your parents have set out for you

 

[Tao]

I would rather teens be 'rebellious' and ultimately form their own opinions on things through their own experience than just blindly parrot what their parents tell them.

 

[Brackets]

I would rather teens be 'rebellious' and ultimately form their own opinions on things through their own experience than just blindly parrot what their parents tell them.

thiiiis so much! It's so sad when people just follow their parents blindly. i used to have loads of arguments with my dad about him being mildly racist sometimes

 

[piichinu]

p sure most people who say they do it to upset their parents arent being honest with themselves

 

[quietly-stuttered]

I was horrible in high school but I never did it to upset my parents. Sneaking out, getting high, skipping school that was all for me, I honestly never wanted them to find out. Any who, when kids actively try and upset their parents by being rebellious then I guess it can be a little annoying... although I didn't know anyone who was trying to be a jerk like that all throughout my high school years. So if you know someone like that then they're a turd and are prob 'fake rebelling' to get attention from their parents.

 

[boujee]

I actually grew up in a loving family, they weren't "perfect". We had our ups and downs but they were my guidance. Each one of my family members went through some stupid sht in their youth so they teach me from right and wrong but always told me to do things for myself. They always told me about this scripture about growing out of childish nature. So I guess that's where I gain my maturity quite early. There were times where I just wanted to escape from home but that was just me being a brat. I always thought it would be nice to drink or smoke but I honestly don't think what good would that do for me. Maybe a small dose of happiness or escape from reality but that's tempoary and would honestly make me feel more like sht than good. I can't say the same for other people but I'm more concerned about my life that whatever the *** you did with yours.

My most rebellious phase would be my emo phase.

 

[Llust]

i find it rather reckless and stupid, but it's their life, not mine. i've never rebelled, really - at least not to the extent of sneaking out and doing drugs. the most 'rebellious' thing i've done is date a guy without my parents knowing, but that was in 6th grade lmao. i see no point in it, i know better than to do things that my parents would strongly go against (excluding the boyfriend i got before i hit puberty). i just feel like **** when i do things that would disappoint my parents