Parents

I was thinking about what a big affect our parents have on us. It is amazing how much people are like their parents. I have 6 older brothers and sisters, so I have seen that as they grow older they become more alike my mom and dad. Some of them more than others.

It is our parents who teach us our first values and standards. They teach us what is right and wrong. If their standards are low or their values bad, most likely ours will be too. There are some people I know and their dad thinks that it is ok to lie a little bit, or ok to watch bad movies and do sorta bad things. Because of their dad, these people are not very happy. I have watched my friend's life go downhill. I can no longer trust her, or be happy when I am around her. When we talk I feel so sad about what she has got herself into. She thinks that if she is pretty enough, and has enough clothes that she will be happy. She is caught up in so many lies and problems that it makes me hurt to think about it. This friend has lied to me, stolen my things, and behaved in outrageous ways. This would not have happened if her dad had not taught her that it is ok. I have heard him tell her to lie to her mom, or lie to get out of trouble. He will do things that are not right. This shows her that it is ok to do things that are not right. We trust our parents, and we trust them to make good decisions. If they make bad decisions or do bad things we will most likely do the same.

On a different note I think that parents can be totally unfair and unreasonable. They will punish us for something that we had no control over. For example, my friend Melissa's dad came to pick her up from my house one night after we were hanging out. When he rang the doorbell nobody answered because we were in the backyard, and my mom was asleep. Melissa couldn't help it that my mom was asleep, when we expected her to come and get us. Melissa got grounded for a week and had to walk home from school. First of all, this wasn't exactly her fault. Secondly this punishment was seriously way too harsh.

Just now my mom and dad are getting mad at me for using the computer. I am using it way too long and they want to check their email. The thing is that if I was to not do this and get kicked out of Honors English they would be super mad. I get in trouble both ways. Every time that I have to do my honors English stuff I literally have to fight someone for the computer. If not my parents my brother if not him then it is my sister. It is really annoying. Parents are great, and I'm glad that I have great parents, but sometimes they can be a pain.