They usually say that a child’s rebellious phase is during high school while they’re in their teen years. If a teenager is going through a rebellious phase usually their relationship with their parents hits a rocky point.

Teens have different ideas about certain things, different priorities and different experiences. Even though that could be the situation with many teenagers at this current moment, I have no doubt in my mind that deep down both parents and teens care and love for each other very much.

For me the most important thing is my mom and my brother. Even right now that I am a teenager in high school that hasn’t changed. My mom has always been there for me since I can remember which is why I have such a good relationship with her. However it wasn’t always like that. I remember my mom and I would have constant problems because I wouldn’t open up about my feelings or what I thought. It bothered her that she practically had to pull out words out of me just to know how I was feeling. I used to do this simply because I didn’t want to be judged for feeling a certain way about something. I also didn’t want to worry my mom about me. However I didn’t know that instead it would just make her worry more. While it made me shrink back from telling her my feelings since I felt like she was forcing me to share.

The way we were both able to overcome that issue is by simply trying our best to understand one another. My mom trusted me enough to give me space and wait for me to come to her when I felt ready or when I needed her. I learned that it’s okay to feel things and to not bottle up my feelings inside because it only does more harm than good.

Now with my brother, my mom has been able to relax a bit more and not be completely over my brother but she still worries about him roughly the same. However, now she has me to help her out with him since she mainly had to do the whole thing by herself with me.