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Heather Mr. Masson 1-14-2010  __media type="file" key="heather.mp3" width="240" height="20" This I Believe__ Most kids don't get along with their parents. They fight with them c onstantly and are always c omplaining about their fights. Just the other day I heard this girl talking about how she hates her mother and wants to move out. I feel bad for her because she doesn't have the same relationship that my mom and I have. My mother is one of the closest people to me. She is the person in my life that I tell everything to. I believe that my mom can do anything for me. You see, over the past few years my father and I have not been getting along. We fought constantly and at times I wouldn't even want to come home because he was there. My mom really helped me through that. She told me about how many kids my age get into fights with one or both of their parents and that it was normal to not always get along with him, but she also told me that i needed to get over this and move on. She said "family is one of the best things in life", and that quote really stuck with me. One day my friend and I got into a fight, one that was so bad that we are no longer friends, and I didn't really want to tell anyone because I thought that if I didn't talk about it then it would never happen, but I was wrong. Talking about it helped........ a lot. My mom saw it in my face that something was wrong, and she sat with me and told me that I should really talk about and get out the feelings. So, my mom and I talked for hours that night, and she really helped me a lot. You could include some of the advice that she gave you here. -steve masson 2/10/10 1:00 PM Over the summer my mom and I used to go out on walks or runs, and we would be out for hours on end. The whole time we would be talking about all the things happening in our lives. Our main topic was our family and our friends. Another time was when my sister and I got into a fight. I got so mad at her that I didn't even want to look at her, this was awhile ago. I don't even remember what we were fighting about, but I know that I was mad for days, maybe even weeks. So my mom sat me down and told me about how I need to get over myself and forgive my little sister. I didn't want to listen to her then, but looking back at it, I'm glad that she told me the truth. My mom is always there, during thick or thin. My mother isn't only there for the bad, she also helps me with the usual things like boys, school and life. Whenever I like a guy, she is one of the first people to know. I can tell her if I'm interested in someone, or if they like me. Yes, she gets uncomfortable sometimes, I mean after all I am her little girl, but she will let me finish talking before she tells her opinion. With school, she used to be pretty tough on me, but now she sees how much pressure I put on myself, so it seems she has started to loosen up on it, but I haven't. So she tells me to calm down when I go into a studying frenzy. All I can say is that my mom is always there to tell me what’s real and open my eyes to the truth. My mom is, and will always be, my best friend. I think that everyone else should really re-examine their relationship with their mom or dad and see if their relationship is as good as it can be. There may be a way that everyone can have a close relationship with their mom. This I believe.