Parents vs. Peers

Parents or peers? For us teenagers, this is a significant topic of discussion. There are kids who would say, “What a weird thing to discuss, I would rather obey my parents than to go with my friends.” But there are other who‘ll declare, “My parents aren’t going to know anything, of course friends first.” But this is really an important matter. Every kid has a different opinion but in the end, for most of them, who are they going to pick? – Because in this teenager life, you can’t choose both – of course if the parents’ and friends’ opinions are opposite. We have encountered a lot of stories about this topic in different media. But suppose this certain instance come in real life, what we will do?

A group mate of ours, for one, had been in this situation. She came in a moderately strict family – no boyfriends until after college, no drinking alcohol until after 21. She’s used to this kind of reminders, and obeyed it with all her might. Then come college – start of a new era in Baguio City, a new group of friends also, of course. One day, as she had expected, came the inevitable situation in a college student’s life – being asked out by your friends to a bar. At first she didn’t dare to say yes, but what’s a bunch of friends if they can’t persuade you in doing such a thing they loved? She started to doubt her beliefs, started to think about her reminders.

What if her parents are so inconsiderate? Why are the parents of her friends so cool with living their life? She turned to her parents, asked their advice. Her parents said that it’s normal for a teenager to receive invitations like this and eventually doubting parents’ reminders, but think first that the ones you do have a positive effect in her life. That’s when a reminder turns into a quote you have to live by. And never again that she doubted her parents. We don’t say that all friends are bad and they’ll ruin your life. It’s cool if you drink alcohol – go on, live a little, if this is what you believed in - as long as it isn’t opposite of what you believed in. What’s sad is a friend who will push you even if you to do a certain thing you don’t want to. It’s really nice if all the people in your life influenced you positively – it’s a win-win for all of us.

GROUP 6

Domingo, Mark Anthony

Jacobe, Dessa Mae I.

Perez, Jeff

Posilero, Jinky

Rubiano, Geremie

Tajan, Patrisha Willyn Mae