I suppose that such unthinking disrespect is universal across generations, but it doesn't make it right. I think it's impossible for you to not know that smirking and laughing was an outward show of disrespect, no matter what your supposedly enlightened real motivation was. And this is regardless of how unreasonable they appear to be to you.
Your "abuse" is your parents' frustration. Do you smirk when they pay your tuition and housing?
It's so easy to stare at one's navel, so hard to move friggin' furniture, eh? My kids hate it when I tell them, "that's life, kid.", so I'm sure you'll hate it too. It's easy to mask one's distaste for a task with purported "enlightenment".
I am consistently amazed at the immaturity shown in here...I have no illusions that any young person will see that, of course. But at least y'all are seeking, and that's what counts. |