Document Type
Definition Essay
Publication Date
1992
Excerpt
Parents and teenagers usually have different ideas about each other's roles. The teenager does whatever the parent wants done immediately after being asked or better yet, before being asked. Don't get me wrong, my parents were not slave drivers nor did they abuse me, but the lines of authority were clear in our household. I have done many things for my parents and usually hated doing them, but I did do them. Most of the time these things were done with great care and on time. Many times my parents would take credit for the good work I did, especially when company came over. So let others seek wives and husbands, I want a teenager.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Shonda, "Why I Want a Teenager (1992)" (1992). The Valpo Core Reader. 327.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/327