We all have those days (and it may still be happening), where people much older than us would not even listen to a thing that we say. We tried to be so respectful, so calm and understanding since, well, they are older and probably stressed from working and talking to people. But, what I want to know is...
What about us? Why are we always not listened to and always ignored, even most of the times shouted at whenever we try to bring up our points. From asking a simple question to explaining your side, those much older than us might rarely, and sometimes never, listen. But, all throughout our childhood and even until we go to college and be an adult, we were always stopped to listen.
They might be like that because the generation before them (our great grandparents and much older than that) also did the same thing to them, and now that they are the older and dominant generation, they feel that they could control those much younger than them.
Well, I don't want to give them a bad light, but let's just say it might be generations of wrong parenting, poor mental health and high expectations.
They were teenagers once, children who weren't listened to by those older than them. They should know what we feel and change it. True, true... that might be true. But, listen, they don't have the internet like we do. We have our own cellphones, our own facebook accounts, our own twitter accounts to rant out to. We can communicate with other people that are the same as us, or even a total opposite. We have access to sources of knowledge, to professionals that knows what they are talking about.
They told us that parenting shouldn't be this way at all. But, our parents? This kind of parenting were drilled into them, sometimes, they just copy their own parents because they don't have enough parental love and caring from them.
Didn't you notice? They're just like us! Some of them hadn't felt any love and care from their parents, while others has too much of it, it was just suffocating.
So, what can we do about this problem? How are we going to get those older than us to listen?
First things first; we should talk to them seriously and calmly. Let them know that there is no room for joking nor is there a room for treating you as their child. Let the two of you talk like you are friends, and let everything you have out.
If that doesn't work, try asking a professional or someone that you trust to mediate between the two of you or the three of you (depending on how many parental guardians that you have). This one is for those that are desperately in need of help from others. Parents, sometimes, always see us as a little kid. That's not bad, but they also need to realize that we are growing into adults day by day. They need to take us seriously.
Actually, they should have taken us seriously even if were kids.
And the last one: advocacy. Advocate proper and good parenting. Improvement comes from yourself if you want to become a parent (or just a proper human being). People respect each other, regardless of age, race, gender and etc. and respecting someone comes with listening to their voice.
You're young and no one listens to you; well, it's time to change that! It's time that we improve the future for the best!
Tell some of your stories about this happening to you and share it to us!