Love Letters from Teens to Parents
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Dear teen friends, I know there are dozens of important things you would like to tell or discuss with your parents, but that you don’t know where to start. You fear that they will react too strongly, yell, ground you forever, or make a scene. Well, there is a solution for that: write a letter, deliver it to them, and disappear! Give your parents a chance to digest the problem, meditate, reconsider, put themselves in your place, and remember their own adolescence. When they get back to you, either in writing or face to face, the problem will be half-way solved, and they will be more willing to forgive and assist you. Trust me!
Remember that your parents are the people who love you the most in this world, who would give anything to see you succeed and be happy. Isn’t this a great invitation to start communicating? If you are a reserved teen, writing is the best way to start. Maybe, in the future, you will be so relaxed and at ease to talk to your parents face to face, in a nice conversation, that letters can be gradually discontinued.
Good luck, my teen friends, as you embark in this exciting journey! I will be cheering for you!
BE PATIENT WITH ME
Dear mom, dad, for days I have been thinking how to approach you and let you know what goes on in my heart. There are days when I wake up in the morning full of energy, determined to open the ties of communication between us. I am so sure that nobody else I know can replace you, when it comes to confidence and understanding. If I reveal my problems to my best friends, I am not completely sure that they will keep them confidential. Likewise, I cannot be certain that their advice will be for my benefit. Even if friends have the best of intentions, they may not have enough experience and maturity to give me the best advice. So, I have decided that, even if you do not approve all the things that I tell you, you are still my best friend! I prefer to take the risk of disappointing you, even upsetting you, knowing that you have a great heart and will forgive me, giving me a second chance,
Please, be patient with me. All teens go through this stage of uncertainty, insecurity, and indecision. Just remember that I am growing and, thanks to you, growing in the right direction!
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In Love Letters from Teens to Parents, author Marlene Riddle offers fifty examples of letters written by teens to their parents about trust, being popular, jealousy, choosing friends, enjoying adolescence, dealing with bullies, labeling, and having a purpose for their lives. These letters will reveal to parents what is happening in their children's lives, such as the problems they are having or difficult situations they are experiencing, so they can better guide and direct their teens to a more satisfying life. Without these letters, many parents would never know what is happening in their children's lives, as more than fifty percent of teenagers are afraid to talking to their parents about private, personal problems. Some are afraid of being mistreated, punished, grounded, yelled at, or humiliated. Many adolescents are frightened by the word "teenager," as it carries with it a false connotation. Adolescence does not need to be difficult, confusing, or troublesome. Relax, my friend! Make these few years the most extraordinary time of your life!
About the Author
Marlene Riddle has been an educator for more than forty years. She earned a master's degree from Southern Methodist University and a doctoral degree from Texas Woman's University, where she taught for a few years. Riddle is also the author of Love Letters from Parents to Teens.