11 - Zack Rabold - War and Peace

War and Peace The battle for freedom between parents and their kids is one that has been happening for ages. Parents often want to restrict their kids. Although it’s with love to protect their kids from the many dangers the real world offers, a lot of times kids feel that it’s out of a lack of respect and trust. Parents want their kids to be a little less free, and the children want more freedom. The two way street of trust is one that is hard to find a balance between. My parents have always tried to give me my freedom. Whenever I’d leave to go out they wouldn’t tell me what to do or what not to do, instead they would just tell me to, “make smart decisions.” What those decisions were would be up to me, and that was their way of letting me choose what was right and wrong. Of course that didn’t mean I never made the wrong choices, and you bet they’d be there to correct me, to which most of the times I found to be unfair or overexaggerated, just as I’m sure they felt their punishment was reasonable. Freedom has no age limit. It isn’t based on once you turn 16 you can do more. Freedom is based upon maturity I think. It’s a conversation parents need to have with their kids and yes, probably lighten up a little, but at the same time I believe the kids need to understand the reasoning behind their parents. The struggle for freedom will never end between parents and their children, it’s an unstoppable force against an immovable object. A war that will always have two losers. Freedom is something that is subjective, and isn’t guaranteed. It can change for better or for worse. As much as limitless freedom would be nice, it’s not very probable, but by talking with parents it can be easier to set those boundaries for freedom. 322