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Question howdy. im a 34 year old father of 2 teenage children and i just cant seem to understand them. i mean i work till so damn late every night to just to provide them with ample food and stuff. but sadly, this work has distanced me from my kids. i mean all they tell me when i reach home is to call me dad. they dont dare say anything else in my presence or do anything funny cos i reckon they're scared of me. you know, i was strict with them, but that's cos i wanted them to have a good future ya know. esp my 15 year old son. god forgive me but i peeked into his dairy and i saw this entry: 'goddamn fuck that dad of mine, he doesnt even know which class i'm in and he keeps trying to dictate my everyday life' and stuff like that. reading those really broke my heart i'd tell you. i didnt know that neglecting them would have had such a negative impact. i want to let them know that i do love them but they're teenagers, it'll probably be more awkward and freak them out. what am i supposed to do to help improve my relationships with them? my elder son has a girlfriend i suspect, but he's only 15 and way too young to get started, and im afraid he might get emotionally hurt and do something stupid. how do i advice him? i dont really wanna condemn his relationship with girls cos im really afraid it'll further sour our relationship.
im lost.
thanks for replying. (:
Answer Hello and Happy Holidays,
I am going to recommend our Parenting Teen expert James Windell with you. I just feel he may be better than me with this.
Your question is a great question and I wish other teens read this. I will tell you that it's very common for teens to dislike their parents and I hope your post helps out other teens and see that their parents are good people.
Please ask follow up if you need more help
I have some ideas I can recommend, yet lets try expert James first
