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Suli Breaks
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Parents Are the Hardest People to Please
This is to every parent who has never heard or will hear the words: 'You don't believe in me' 'You don't understand me' come out of their kid's mouth because they're too respectful to disrespect you so I say it for them
You act as thought you were never like me before Like you were never young and foolish and far from a model student Did you forget that you once walked in my shoes? When you would fall into stupidity toes and feet first Play with life although many times told to rehearse Jumped into relationships and chose to forgo the research Like you ain't been there, done that, and bought the t-shirt
Like you never had a dream that you would strive for One that you were willing to dedicate your life for You act as thought you were perfect When you parlay your knowledge around as though you were equiped with it
I'll say it straight Most parents are hypocrites
Cuz you can forget that you were once exactly like me Except when it's time to remind me that you know better and close your argument with: 'Experience is the best teacher' But you see, that doesn't always work Because just because you spent years in the classroom that doesn't meant that you alway learned And just because you experienced something that doesn't mean that we have to infer that you were the best student either
And I'll openly that in most instances parents are right But it's not about our decisions being right or wrong It's more about using your experience to sympathise and let us know that you at least understand where we're coming from Cuz at least then we can take that in all seriousness and then decide But instead it's some big 'You're small, I'm right, you're wrong and there's nothing you can do about it'
You make out decisions sound irrational, impractical when I'm sure there was a time when you had the exact same thought When you probably didn't know what you wanted to do with your life by the time you were 18 and had not already achieved it by 25 and when it came to everything else it was all about patience and timing, right? But when it came to me and my life those lessons no longer applied Cuz I had to be great tomorrow Or my plans have to work out today If I'm not a millionaire right now then all my efforts have been in vain We look up to you as our teachers and our leaders But how are we supposed to achieve success if the person that's supposed to be our biggest fan is never in the bleachers It's like chasing a dream with a coach that has no faith in the team Cuz I barely got any support from my par-rents Until I could afford to pay rent My mom went from not giving a damn to my biggest fan Before, it was just a hobby Something I was supposed to do one the weekend An issue of concern at parent's evening Apparently I was aiming for a fruitless target But now her son's success is a topic of discussion every time she bumps into old friends at the supermarket
To parents whose son spends all day playing football games on that Xbox and that PS3 that you spent too much money on just to shut him up for his birthday Well did you know that there are thousands of people on YouTube making money from doing exactly the same? And millions of more opportunities and industries relating to game Have to ever tried to cultivate that interest? Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Have you ever even touched the controller except when he left it on the floor and you broke it by accidentally stepping on it withering in pain watching him complain as you told him that you're not going to buy him a new own cuz it shouldn't have been on the floor in the first place? And every time he slips in a grade or stays out too late you locked it away I know a girl who, according to her parents spent too much time at singer recitals So they tell her to shut up so they can watch American Idol I know a child who is trying to start a business which his parents have never showed an interest in or have a penny invested but still encourage him to sit down with them and watch The Apprentice What about the ones that are constantly emphasizing the importance of having a back up plan
The kicker is the backup plan concept I don't even need to explain that because everybody knows what I'm referring to But let me put it like this: How comfortable would you feel standing on the front line with a general who keeps emphasizing your role and it's importance but spend his whole time investing his efforts in the reinforcements? Just think for a second Cuz if you show more interest is a person's backup plan than their actual plan then you're actually, accurately, fractionally, factually, impractically, tactfully, didactically, drastically showing where your faith his plan actually stands
Put yourself in our sneakers for a bit And cuz statistics show, I think, that between 16 and 18, your feet no longer grow So it's not that it don't fit, it's just that since you started walking on water you've forgotten it and stop trying to overshadow but understand us kids Cuz eventually when they become adults any success they have, rather than just contributing, I bet you'd rather they say that you were actually a part of it
Peace
No actually wait Cuz apparently I'm a patron on confusion and never offer any solutions to fairly obvious conclusions simply because I feel it's not my place to say that my opinion works for everyone but just in this instance, here is a simple one Talk to your little one Cuz no matter how much you like to believe it it's two-thousand-and-thirteen and no one is really a kid anymore With access to clips at our fingertips We're exposed to the world without having to open the front door So ask them what their dream is How and what we, not they, we, can do to achieve it Your children are your biggest asset So invest time in speaking Invest time in listening Invest time in hearing Invest time in learning how to play Pro Evolution Soccer and fashion trends and sing Beyonce Just invest time in not just being a responsible adult but the one who's laughter would fill the room at the fact that we were stupid enough to eat our own snot Or the one that would teach us, not scold us, for not being able to pee in pot Watch cartoons and parental advisory movies with us past 11 o'clock Spend hours playing peek-a-boo at the end of our cots
And I agree, you spoiled a child if you spared the rod but ultimately we just want you to believe in us Cuz a family is the strongest corporation that you can have
Yeah Peace
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