Kids are getting away with more and more these days. Whether it’s sneaking out or the clothes they wear, parents don’t have control anymore.

I know that I could never get away with some of the things that my friends can do. Having protective parents is a good thing sometimes, you know you can always trust them, and they are always making sure you are safe.

It can also be a bad thing too, I’ll ask my parents to go to a friend’s house, or just hang out late, and they will say no. Whenever I go somewhere, I have to call them and let them know where I’m going and when I will be home.

Looking around when I am out in public, I see a lot of things that I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing or doing. Very few parents have a say in what their children are wearing now. Parents keep giving the “When I was a kid, I never did/wore this …” speech and teens are getting sick of it.

Parents also think that teens are becoming more rebellious and doing things that are against the law. I guarantee that not all teens and young adults are like that, but the ones that do go overboard on the partying and the illegal things stand out more than the average teen.

Growing up in my family, I was taught right from wrong as soon as I was able to process information. I am very close with most of my family. We live closer together than some families, because all my grandparents live in the KC Metro, and I see them all the time. My cousins on my mom’s side live in St. Louis, so they come down about twice a year, and on my dad’s side, live in North Carolina. I see my family a lot, and I cherish every moment I spend with them.

Families are falling apart, and some of teenagers rebellious acts could be, because they aren’t getting enough attention at home.

I go over to other people’s houses and realize that no one spends time together anymore. Even if it’s as simple as sitting down at the table to eat dinner, talking about your day and just catching up a little bit. If my family didn’t eat together, and my parents didn’t take the time to ask how our day was, my family would not have the strong bond that we do.

When I have friends over for dinner, they are always shocked that my family actually talk to each other without yelling. My family does have those moments when they just can’t take each other anymore, but taking a minute to relax alone does a lot of good.

I know for a fact that if you don’t spend time with your family, you don’t have many connections with them. Both my parents work full time, and my brother and I always have practice or games going on, so that the family time we do get is important.

Personally, I think that the teens that are getting away with anything they want, don’t have a strong bond with their parents. Sure, all parents let loose every once in awhile, but sneaking out every single night and saying and doing things you wouldn’t do in front of your parents is a big problem.