I’m only twenty, so I have no children of my own; but having just moved on from my teen years, I know that my mom has and probably still thinks some things about me that are absolutely false.
For example, I used to want to stay out late, have fun with my friends, and just feel independent (which I still enjoy) and my mom thought that I was horrible. She thought that I was out doing drugs and drinking, that every guy I spoke to I was sleeping with, and that I just did terrible things and was a liar. This hurt me and made me distance myself from her even more; I pushed away, became secretive, and stopped coming home. I even moved out and lived out of my car. All that time, though, I never sat there and did drugs, or whored out my body or anything; I think parents over-react a lot and think the worst because they feel as though it reflects on them, and makes them a bad person/parent – all daughters want is to be accepted/loved, and to feel beautiful. Whenever my mom/dad would compliment me, I’d be like ‘oh whatever’ and ‘oh you HAVE to say that’ but secretly, I loved it.
Just be positive and honest and respectful and make sure they do the same.
Now I’m just rambling. I’m sorry!!