The Good Fight - Surveillance
We know that all families fight. This week’s lesson is about why we fight. We fight over differences in perspective. We fight because our parents are looking at a situation differently than we are; we fight because we are looking at a situation differently than they are. We say; “I want to go to this party because all my friends are going to be there and we are just going to hangout and play charades.” Your parents see a different perspective “I know for a fact that there will be college boys there because I talked to Lyric’s mom who had talked to Cada’s mom who said Derrick’s brother was coming home and bringing a carload of his friends, so no you can’t go.” Why do your parents’ not want you to go to a party with college boys? Well, college boys are really good at charades, and they would ruin all the fun, and also, because your parents’ probably went to college, so just trust them on this one.
Part of building a relationship with your parents is by choosing your rights. Yes you have the right to go to a party, but you also have the right not to be grounded. So choose that one. As you continue to fight for a relationship with your parents understand they have a different perspective, and seek to understand it.
