How come it is "What I say goes"? when it comes to parents?

I know EXACTLY how you feel.

my parents are the same way, even tho I dont live with both of em. my dad tells me to something, and I try to calmly correct him (like if he’s wrong) and he’s like dont question me, just do it! and I’m like o.0 and I do it and when it comes up that he was wrong (like some adult or someone older than me tells him), he’s like oh, even when I tried to tell him before.

my mom…all I can say is that we love each other very much, but we are constantly going at it. just me and her, not her and one of my brothers, probably cause I try to “talk back” (I call it asserting myself respectfully or stating my opinion).

long, painful stories, lol…

I think they think they know it all just because their older

To whoever said that “Parents think they know it all just because they’re older”, really needs to think about what you’re saying. Parents know a lot more than you do because they were children and teenagers and young adults. They’ve been there and a lot of them have had the same experiences that you have had, so yes they do know more because they are older.

As for the question though, I remember my mom and dad saying the same kind of things to me and now I do it to my kids (even though I try hard not to). Listen to what Sooitca says, everything that she is telling you is true. I also (if I make a mistake) tell my children I’m sorry, but I also expect them to respect me enough to do the same. As for cleaning up and making your bed and that kind of stuff, how hard is it to remember? Your mom and dad have to clean up after themselves everyday with no one else to rely on to do it. As I tell my 6 year old everyday, “I don’t play with your toys nor make the mess why should I be the one to clean it up?” I don’t expect my kids to clean up after me, make my bed, put my dishes in the sink, put my shoes away, you get the idea? Try to take it easy on them, they do love you and a lot of what they are doing is to teach you to take care of yourself in the “real” world.

And I really have to say that I don’t care how “smart” my child is, I’m still their parent. And being book smart is totally different from being world smart.

I’m 24 and a mother of 2 little boys…and I can tell you from personal experience. Picking up your things, chores, good grades, curfews, good manners…all of those things your parent insist on you doing is because they love you endlessly! they are teaching you. because parents feel that however their children turn out is a reflection of how they raised you. so if you don’t do your chores, you get bad grades in school, you have bad manners, they feel it’s a reflection of how they taught you to be! But if you’re responsible and trustworthy, you do well in school, you make good decisions then they know they’re doing their job as your parent right! try to see it from their point of view…they love you and they want you to be the best person you can be

your not the only 1 in this predicament, it happens to a lot of people. my parents stopped doing that to me like 3 years ago when they realized the my IQ was higher average and everything I said just happened to be right. they are your parents and your just going to have to live with it=)

Simply doing their best to mold you into a responsible, loving, well-rounded person - could be worse, many don’t Care - be Thankful.

I assume so. Yet that doesn’t really answer my question.