You know that classic saying: "TEENAGERS! Tired of being harrassed by your parents? ACT NOW!! Move out, get a job, pay your own way while you still know everything!" that's usually on obnoxious t-shirts and postcards? It's one of the things that really bothers me. It always has. At first it was because I felt like it was such a broad generalization. But then I realized that I'm bothered because there's more to it.
My theory for as to why teenagers including myself act like they're smarter than their parents isn't because they're learning more, value friends more than family, or anything like that.
I believe that the change happens once someone realizes their parents aren't perfect.
Remember the time when your parents were your biggest idols? When they couldn't make a mistake, and you compared everyone else you met to them? And then came that time when finally you realized that they've been making mistakes like any human has, for their entire lifetime.
It's just so overwhelming, especially when they represent your view of the world. At this point, I think a child starts to become an individual, starts to think for themselves, and that's when the parent becomes uncomfortable.
There are a lot of other things I think result from this, but I'm going to try and not sound like a psychologist :P
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