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Posted: 09 December 2009 08:04 AM   [ Ignore ]
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My mom doesnt think I give a piece of (censored) about her. She has been very obvious. But the real issue is once again my earthly father. I was home sick on monday. I am in the stages of making a band as many of you know. My dad came home and didnt really say much, which is normal. So I went into my room and started typing out the lyrics to the songs my friends and I have been writing. Dinner rolls around and my dad asked me what one of the main rules were when we were home. I answered not to go on the internet, he then said that it was no electronics at all. He got mad at me for typing lyrics up on a computer that has NO internet acess what so ever. I knew that it was okay with my mom for me to be on my little computer, but that wasnt good enough. He then tells me that he doesnt care anymore and that if and when I get in trouble for me to call my mom and not him and that my life is going to be (swear word) if I dont get my life on track. I’ll admit I have made mistakes but so does everyone else. Any advice or encouragment would be greatly appreciated.

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Posted: 09 December 2009 11:36 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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To tell you the truth, you may need to do the hardest thing in the world, give in to your father.  I cannot guarantee that will work, but it’s worth a shot.  Like I said, it is the hardest thing to do.  There are no winners to these parent-teen fights, just casualties, so it is often best to try to agree with your parents than to compromise or stand your ground.
  Another thing, your dad is probably hurt, more like wounded, by these confrontations.  He may seem like he is mad at you, or that he hates you, (sorry for using those exact words) but in reality he is truly and deeply hurt.  Your mom is going through post partum depression, this time it’s because you depend on her less, and you will be leaving soon.  This is typical of parents.
  At this point, the only battle that could possibly be won is for you to just talk to your dad, assuming you haven’t done that already.  I am sure that he still loves you, yet it is hard for him to show that through the power struggles.  I know because I have similar fights with my parents, and I play second string dad to my little brother, so you can say I have seen both sides to a certain degree.
  Before I finish, I just want to ask you to think about God and Israel in the Bible.

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Posted: 10 December 2009 07:03 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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yea…i have given in to him, but I ended up in councling b\c I believed every word he said, and some of them were not nice at all. My older brother is in Iraq to me and has been more of a father than my dad has been, so I guess I could just agree w\ him, I have stopped believeing everything he has said to me cause a lot of the time its not the nicest thing on the planet. But okay thanks for all your help and advice :D

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dont judge a book by its cover…or a person by their scar

Say I cant do it? I can
Say I should be scared? Im not
Say bow down? I say NO
Say Im not worth it? I’ll prove you wrong
Gods on my side…so nothing can go wrong!

Everything happens for a reason

Jerimiah 29:11

UnBrOkEn RyThM…wherever we go..we will help god reach at least one soul. WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

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Posted: 10 December 2009 07:53 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Patience is a (swear word… as you put it).  I mean, the best way to look at situations like that is that you have to do what he says anyway at this stage in your life, so just try to roll with it as much as possible and try not to let anything irrational get to you.  I know, I know; it’s easier said than done.  I can’t say I relate because I had supportive and reasonable parents.  But I can say that I was a teenager, too, and I have been in analogous situations with people in authority.  You can’t fight every battle and whether they are right or wrong, sometimes that’s just the hand you’re dealt.

I’d suggest waiting until your life turns out great and let that be your testimony.  Any attempts to do anything about it right now is only going to agitate this kind of personality.

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Posted: 10 December 2009 09:23 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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this is very true. He has told me that I make him feel like a failure as a dad and that my dreams arent realistic, which is a lie, but sometimes ..a lot of times things come back and haunt me. He told me I was splitting my mom and dad up, and other things. But I guess your right, just dont let it get to me. Its really diffacult when I see him smile at my brother and see the happieness in his eyes and then have him look over at me w\ nothing there. I guess I feel like im a dissapointment to him.  And I dont know how to fix it. So im gonna have to lean on God for strength. Thats the only thing I can do. Right? Cuz making him more mad is not an option

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dont judge a book by its cover…or a person by their scar

Say I cant do it? I can
Say I should be scared? Im not
Say bow down? I say NO
Say Im not worth it? I’ll prove you wrong
Gods on my side…so nothing can go wrong!

Everything happens for a reason

Jerimiah 29:11

UnBrOkEn RyThM…wherever we go..we will help god reach at least one soul. WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

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