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Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottr usttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhavenosenseofhumor,atleastinparent-childrelationships.
Ithinkitistr uethatparentsoftenmisunderstandtheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.
Youngpeopleoftenangertheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirintention.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesangertheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyle.andtaste.
Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentstoapproveofwhatyoudo.Iftheydoapprove,itlooksasifyouarebetr ayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcase,youareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood,whenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents’contr ol.Butthiswayoflookingatthingsignoresthefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Ifyouplantocontr olyourlife,co-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcancharmothers,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanimpressotherswithyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.
26.Theauthorisprimarilyaddressing_______.
A.teachers
B.teenagers
C.parents
D.authorities
正确答案：B
