Have you ever gotten angry when your parent was strict only to be glad later that he (or she) was?

Question

Did you tell them you were upset and apologize even if they didn't know?

Answer 1

You just did, and I love you even when I have to make decisions you may not alike. Whether telling you yes or no, I am saying the same thing, "I love you!".

Answer 2

AW! You guys are great! That has happened to me & it's just a shame that it took me years to tell her thank you! I'm just glad I got the chance to say thank you!

Answer 3

yes., but you sometimes only realize the gladness of the decisions made, later in your life, and not so easily as a teen.

Answer 4

Well I come from very strict parents so when I was a kid I didn’t understand a lot of their decisions and unfortunately they were “do as I say” type parents.  My Dad was the main driver of these decisions so mainly my “anger” was directed at him and it was with him that I butted heads the most.

However, when I got older (in my teens) and found my voice.  I questioned my father on many of these decisions.  Finally my Dad and I had this heart to heart.

Maple he said, “Every day that you walk out that door and go into the world I hold my breath until you return safe.  I know what kind of people are out there and I know what can happen to innocent people since I see it everyday in my job.  But I want you to have a happy normal life, one that you enjoy so I let you go.  But sometimes it is very hard to stand back and see you put yourself inadvertently in harms way.  These are the times that I say no.  It is not easy to say no to you so I have to dig deep to find the strength to turn you down. So when I say no it is when I am loving you the most.”

So although I would have really liked to have gone to that party or to the city with my friends, it is nice to know that he loved me enough to say “no”.  It made all the other “no’s” from that day onward a lot easier to swallow.  So yes I guess I am glad he said no, since it showed me that he loved me a lot.

Answer 5

when I was a young girl growing up, many times. I didn't understand. Now that I am grown, with grown kids, I am thankful my parents taught me the right way, though at the time, I surely got very angry.

good question :)