Parents is such a touchy topic to me...

It kills me to know that a good friend doesn't love their parents. I'm sure that they have legitamate reasons to do so. I wish I knew what to tell him. I don't know what the situation is. I don't know what's going on between the two of them and I don't know why my friend is harboring such feelings for so long. I guess I can kind of relate. I can't say that I understand him. What do you tell a person when they have so much angst towards their parents? How do you tell them that maybe it's not what it seems? Then again, I don't know what's going on...

It's much harder to be high school nowadays. There are so many issues that are pointed in that stage of life. The questions...the lack of answers...

I was never really close to my dad until recently. I never realized what my parents would have to do just to have food on the table. I never realized that my own dad would work long hours just to provide. I never realized that my parents love me so much that they drop everything to tend to me. I didn't figure this all out until after high school. I mean I guess I took them for granted. All the while they were supporting me. As "hostile" as they were sometimes...I thank them for that. They are only looking out for my best interest.

I was in your shoes too. Think about what they do for you. You have a house to live in. They feed you when you are hungry. Think about the sacrifices they make for you and maybe you'd feel more obliged to care for them as much as they care for you. Then again...I don't know the situation. Me? Naive? Possibly...

I can't help someone that doesn't want to be helped. Do you know how that feels like? I'm watching you drown and I can't do a damn thing to save you.

All I can really tell you is to pray...to listen to God instead of just trying to talk. You still have a lot going for you...but do you trust me when I say that to you? For that matter, do you trust me at all?

I'm hurting inside when you are hurting. Don't you realize that? Do you care?

I feel like we're drifting apart these days. If you need me...you know how and where to get my attention...

I'll pray for you...since that's the only thing you'll let me do. You know I love you for who you are and I accept you for everything you are...God does too.

I should really get some sleep...I'm getting sick again.