Our parents dont know us because they dont accept when they are wrong. We move around with board smiles but heavy hearts carrying accumulating wounds because we will never hear the words “I am sorry”

Our parents dont know us because we are not like our cousins/siblings. We are expected to shadow the one deemed “perfect” even if it means deeming our light because we cant shine differently

Our parents don’t know us because “ mama can we talk” only happens in the movies and in real life you don’t get to sit your parents down unless you are dying because its a sign of disrespect

Our parents don’t know us because they don’t create an environment to understand us. Hence we chose to go through things alone because we are not like them and being yourself is not acceptable

Our parents don’t know us because they do not sympathize with children. We’d rather cry with faces in our pillow than share our feelings with the people who believe our feelings are invalid and our problems are not worth the stress

Our parents don’t know us because they don’t respect our choices. Unfortunately we are expected to be replicas of their generation in an ever changing world