Vol300.日常英语学习The Illusion of Respect

获取全部文本资料公众号搜索：yymaster888Stop right there. Look at me when I'm talking to you. Don't just walk away like that. Why do you act like I don't exist? I'm your father and lately it feels like you don't respect me anymore.I'm not trying to ignore you. I'm just tired of having the same conversation again and again. Every time we talk, it turns into an argument. And honestly, I don't want that right now.That's exactly what I mean. You avoid me. You don't listen. You don't respond properly. This is not how a son should behave. When I talk, you should pay attention, not act like it doesn't matter.I do listen. I just don't agree with everything you say. And when I try to explain myself, you don't really listen either. It always feels like your opinion is the only one that matters.Because I have more experience. I've lived more. I know how things work. You're still young. You don't understand life yet. And I'm trying to guide you before you make mistakes.But that's the problem. You don't guide me. You control everything. There is a difference between helping someone and deciding everything for them.I'm not controlling you. I'm protecting you. The world is not easy. And if I don't teach you discipline, no one will.Protection shouldn't feel like pressure all the time. Sometimes it feels like I can't even think for myself without you correcting me.So now I'm the problem. After everything I've done for you, after all the sacrifices, you're telling me I'm the problem.I didn't say you are the problem. I'm saying the way you treat me sometimes feels like I'm not allowed to be myself.That's not true. I just expect respect. Basic respect. That's all I'm asking for.Respect goes both ways. It's not just about me listening to you. It's also about you listening to me.I do listen to you. You just don't like what I say, so you call it not listening.No, you hear me, but you don't really understand me. You already have your answer before I even finish speaking.You've changed a lot. Before you used to listen. You used to respect me. You used to care about what I said. Now it feels like you don't care at all.I didn't change. I just started thinking for myself. And when I do that, you don't like it because sometimes your decisions don't make sense.And I can see where they will lead you. I don't want you to fail.But it's my life. Even if I fail, I need to learn from my own mistakes, not just follow everything you say.And what if your mistakes destroy your future? What if one bad decision changes everything? You don't think about that.I do think about that all the time, but I can't live my life based only on fear.It's not fear. It's reality. Life is hard. And if you don't understand that now, you will suffer later.I already feel pressure every day from school, from life, from everything. And when I come home, I feel even more pressure from you.I push you because I believe in you. I know you can do better. I know you can be more. And I don't want you to waste your potential.