Should you have to do everything your parents say after a certain age?

Everyone has a different relationship with their parents, and these can be valid. We each have our own level of comfort with our parents, and we expect different things of each other. Maybe you have a distant relationship with your parents, and you can go months without talking to them and nobody bats an eye. Maybe you check in with your parents every day. Maybe your parents aren’t in your life. Maybe you live with them. In any case, all that matters is your comfort. If you’re good with the situation, then you should embrace it. But if you’re uncomfortable with it, then you should try and change it. You don’t have to accept what is given to you just because it’s given to you. You can push for more things in your life. The kid in this situation was reaching a breaking point with their parents. They were expecting a level of communication that they couldn’t keep up with, and they wanted to move on. You don’t want to have to give up your autonomy just to please your parents. You should be able to have your independence and move through the world how you’d like to move through the world. Even sending a simple text can be a burden sometimes, when it’s an expected habit. That can mean bringing a level of care and attention to something that you would rather keep on the back burner. 

This young person was reaching a point in their lives where they were tired of the constant communication required by their parents. They wanted to move onto something else, and their parents weren’t letting them do that. So they wondered what they could bring to the table in this situation that would let them be free. It’s not easy to set a boundary, even though it is necessary work. Keep reading to see what happened here and let us know what you think.