At what age did you realize that life is tough and you actually started to listen to your parents again?

Question

Most teenagers feel they have all the answers but after beating your head against the wall, what age did you start listening to them again.

For me it was about age 23.

Answer 1

I realised it when I had my first child at age 27.  My parents had always told me that it was incredibly hard to raise a child, and not something I should contemplate doing on my own.  And I realised how right they were.

Answer 2

I would say around 25.  

Answer 3

15

Answer 4

Around 16 (had to grow up rather quickly) and then again around 20

Answer 5

When I moved out of my grandmothers house at 19.

Jobs, bills, food, money, stress, etc.

That's when the real world hit me and that's when I realized "hey maybe the old woman is smarter than she looks."

Answer 6

19-20 im 20 now...  

Answer 7

Never.  And I was right all along.

You never met either of my parents,

Answer 8

at age 25 i said hey dad hey mom, you guys rock. i know nothing compared to you.

Answer 9

I'd say 20.

Answer 10

I was 20 and married .

Answer 11

When I moved away to college at the age of 18.  

Answer 12

13 when my parents got deported....both are only child's... so am i.............

Answer 13

lol, the older I got, the smarter they got. ( in some things ). I would say in my mid 20's I realized they had some knowledge that was worth listening to. Unfortunately, I thought I knew it all when I was a teen.

Answer 14

yeah I'm gonna agree with the first person. Give me a few years and I'll take their advise, for now, I'm 16 and livin' it up :]

Answer 15

Three days before my 13th birthday.

Four days before my 13th birthday, my mother died.

Answer 16

Give me a few years...

Answer 17

About 17, after a few semi-major s***w-ups.