You know, it was just a question, which you could have answered. You were not expected to give any kind of complicated answer. It was simple, either a yes or a no. Such a simple question, and yet, you chose to ignore me. You looked at me for a second and looked away without saying a word. You acted like I asked you the most absurd question you have ever heard. You definitely heard my question, so there was no excuse.

I'm turning 23 and I'm an adult already. So treat me like one, will you?

We were out one day and we saw this guy playing the piano at a public performance. You were so quick to say that he plays well. I thought otherwise about the performance. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly fantastic or extraodinary. The only thing I admire about the guy on stage is that he had the courage to get himself up there and play. I could never have done that.

You really don't think very highly of us, do you? I don't need you to shower us with positive comments all the time, but what the heck? You say nothing about us and yet you are able to say good things about other people?! What do you know about them that you think deserves your praises? For all you know, the guy on stage may be rude and completely full of himself.

We try so hard to please you. Or at least try to be as good a person as we can. We don't go out, hang out with hooligans till the wee hours of the night and smoke our lives away. We don't scold you, we respect you and are grateful for the things that we have. We may not always do the right things and make the right decisions, but does that mean we do not deserve at least some of your kind comments?

There are so many things about you that I admire. You are self-less and put us first before yourself. You are strong and there are some things that you have to deal with everyday that I wouldn't even be able to handle. You are smarter than you give yourself credit for.

Yet, there are so many other things that I don't like, and it's probably not in my place to say. But I really don't want to be like you. And apparently, there are so many things about me that resemble you, and that scares me.

I tell people that I will never be like you any of you in future and I was so sure about it because I believed that when I know better, I do better. But sometimes when I think about it, I don't think I can run away from it, which is why I don't want to have kids in future. I don't want to treat them the way you do sometimes...

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And it's no wonder why I can be so messed up... But if I told you anything, I know that it will just break your heart...