How many teenagers really pay attention to their parents when they start up with one of their nice, long lectures? I’ve been known to tune my parents out when it’s something I don’t care about but I listen when I know it’s about something important. There is one lecture that has stayed with me and made an impact on the way I live my life. When I was younger, my two …showed first 75 words of 417 total…

…showed last 75 words of 417 total…and lost it all because our parents had worked so hard to get us there and I respected that. Today I have not talked back to them, snuck out or done anything that would make them disappointed in me or lose their trust. You can live a great life like that because I have. So next time your parents lecture you, you might want to listen, they’re only doing it because they love you.