Freedom is something that we all experience in life. When we are born and as we grow up, we are in the hands of our parents who are responsible for us.

Some parents give their children more freedom than others parents, and this all depends on the way that they themselves were brought up. As we grow up, we sometimes lose trust in our parents.

But not all parents are like this. All parents give their children more freedom as they get older and they seem capable of taking care of themselves, but some parents give their children more freedom than others.

The beginning of increased freedom is the teenage years. We want to be left on our own to decide how we dress, communicate, and enjoy ourselves. We want to be allowed to go where we want and stay out late. Most parents are opposed to this. They keep reminding us about moral values, but we don't care what they say, and we think that they are our enemies. You can always hear us utter words like: "You always dislike what I like." "But Mom, Dad, I've got to go out. My friends will be waiting for me." "You always say no."

"What, I wear this? This is not in fashion!" All these are common statements we use while talking to our parents. We act very unwisely. Then relations between parents and their teenage children deteriorate. Everything seems to be boring. Life seems to be boring.

There will be many things for teenagers to think about as they go through life. Although many teenagers are happy to be free, a great number are also anxious about making their own decisions.

This is something we must all learn to do, and this is something that we should all be happy about.

We are given the freedom to explore, and we shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes. Don't be upset about any mistake you make, for it teaches you something new. Yours, Auntie Imelda