Apologies for possible TMI, but this paragraph touched a nerve:
"A few parents managed to live up to the stereotype of the oppressive parent, with lots of psychological intrusion, but those teens weren’t rebelling. They were obedient. And depressed."
*God*, yes. I used to lie about totally pointless things (like what school served for lunch) just to have some space inside my head that belonged only to me. My fondest hope for college was simply to be left alone.
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"A few parents managed to live up to the stereotype of the oppressive parent, with lots of psychological intrusion, but those teens weren’t rebelling. They were obedient. And depressed."
*God*, yes. I used to lie about totally pointless things (like what school served for lunch) just to have some space inside my head that belonged only to me. My fondest hope for college was simply to be left alone.