It's amazing trying to understand what goes on in the minds of youths nowadays. What happened to seeking permission before going anywhere? Or listening to what parents say? Cant they not see that their parents are trying hard not to give up? Or is that what kids nowadays really want -- to be free? Left alone to fend for themselves?

"Parents should be more understanding. They should try to understand that the world today is different from their time. We have computers, shopping malls, cinemas, bowling alleys, and the list goes on. We need to go out with our friends. Chill. They should put themselves in our shoes and see things from our perspective."

"All you do is go out with your friends. You come back home late after school. When you're home, you're always locked up in ur room on ur laptop. When do you help out with the dishes? Or laundry? The least you could do is tidy up your room. How many times do i have to tell you all this? Has been going on for years yet you never change."

It would be ideal for there to be a balance.

But I believe things fall into place at the right time. Youth should accept that things may not always go their way. And the reason why it is so may never be understood. The balance would seem to be more in favour of parents but youths should understand that as the days go by, when the time is right, parents will slowly allow the balance to slowly balance out and eventually tilt in favour of their kids.

But sadly not everyone thinks this way. They force the balance to tilt against their parents. And this in turn results in friction. This friction is one that will always be won by youths no matter how firm their parents are.

Parents would be left feeling crushed and hurt and disappointed and even more hurt that their kids can no longer be controlled. No kids should ever make their parent feel this way. Kids should understand, or at least try to understand how their parents think of their actions.

By putting themselves in their parent's shoes.

Sometimes some kids deserve to be shot.