Sometimes You Have To Trust
6th April 2006
I managed to surf the web for some information about what some teens think of their parents. This one comes from, as far as I can tell, a very hard working guy who does not have very knowledgable parents.
ai, i am grumbling bout this eq thing cuz i was kinda put off by my parents. they tink i have NOT been studying. BEST. aiyah i alreadi say so many time until i dun wanna say liao =.= ZZzzz i stayed in sch till 6pm to mug till i drop and btw there was no distractions, i was seriously 100 percent focused on mugging. den they say i slack in sch. this ain’t the 1st time liao =.= i also lazy to explain to dem la, let dem tink what they want zzzz =.= zai parents. own son mug say he slack. how encouraging. =)
well niways i shan’t be affected lolx. it’s part of training to be a psychologist. and moreover my parents say psychology no future. please take a look at Stuart Tan, see how far he went with NLP please. they say i can’t make much.From http://enix-realm.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_enix-realm_archive.html
Ok, for those of you who aren’t from Singapore, this is how teens type here. Anyway, I suggest that parents seriously consider this - encouragement is the cornerstone of your relationship with your child. Without proper information, nobody can tell you your dreams and goals are not achievable and unrealistic. I can tell you - even if you wanted to grow another limb, it’s possible given the current advances in modern science. Skepticism is not always a very good thing, because not all teenagers are as resilient as this guy. Some of them break away and start turning nasty because they don’t have the skills required to manage pressure, criticism and handle stress with resilience.
Occasionally, you have to remember that the system is as such - even if you studied hard and did your work, the education system here is not always fair. At the school level, teachers create test papers without norms. You can’t compare month to month. Similarly, all you need worry about is the relationship you have with your child. With a poor relationship, he won’t talk to you about his results honestly. With a great relationship, even the worst of students will confide in you eventually.