Harangue

Don’t drive too fast; don’t rush if you’re late; make sure you get to school on time; get straight A’s; try your best, that’s all that matters; don’t act immature; wear age appropriate clothing; don’t show too much cleavage; wear clothes appropriate for your body type; lose wight; don’t give in to peer pressure; don’t stand out too much and attract too much attention; don’t embarrass me in front of others; stand up for your beliefs; you’re too young to know what you want in life; follow your dreams; pick something you can make a career out of; pick a job that will make you a lot of money; money isn’t everything; don’t sell yourself short; clean your room; put away your clothes; put away your shoes; put away your mail; fix yourself up; don’t put on too much makeup; fix your hair; don’t style your hair like that, it looks horrible; don’t believe everything you hear; did you hear what I said?; did you hear what they said on the news?; don’t spread rumors; don’t listen to rumors; did you hear what they did to them?; don’t lie; respect your elders; stand up for yourself; don’t try to force others to accept your beliefs; don’t argue with the teacher; don’t tell them they’re wrong; if I make a mistake, correct me; put the dishes away; clean up after yourself; leave it, I’ll take care of it; always be polite; don’t make a mess; be creative; don’t be a freak; the ideal of romantic love does not exist; someday you’ll find your knight in shining armor; not everyone has a true love; you’re too young to date; you don’t know what you want out of life yet; it’s better to just be friends with someone; practice makes perfect; you learn from experience; you’re not ready to experience that yet; you’re too young for that; you’re too old for that; don’t forget your family; call me when you get there; learn to be independent; you wouldn’t be able to survive without me; I’m preparing you for the real world; sometimes it takes tough love; never be mean or hurtful; you live in a fantasy world and won’t survive in the real world; I’m always right; nobody’s perfect; everyone makes mistakes; you should’ve known better; you were raised to know better; I’ve taught you all you need to know; you need to go to school and get an education; be yourself; conform to society’s view; go against the grain; don’t cause any trouble; reach for the stars; that college’s too expensive; that’s unpractical; do your homework; study for all your tests; don’t be a suck up; make sure your teachers like you; take every opportunity you come across; don’t be ruthless; don’t take advantage of others; don’t be overly emotional; let me know how you’re feeling; help me try to understand; you don’t make any sense; act your age; be more mature than that.