Adolscents

I really enjoyed the last lecture because it made me feel so normal. During my middle school years I was very interested in my friends and almost loathed any family time. This really hurt my parents at the time, but i didnt understand why. they always would tell me how rude or pleasant i was, so i didnt understand why they would want me around so much. During most of my childhood i was a latchkey kid so the independence struggle was always a big issue for me. When i was young i was very protective of myself and made a lot of my own decisions. It was hard when I was 13 to get boundaries when I felt I was taking care of myself along. It took me until now to realize I couldn't think outside myself and until now i thought i was abnormal. Its comforting to know all parents and young people go through some version of this.