6parents and their teenage children often use different words and expressions when they talk about the same things. use the parents' and the teenagers' letters to fill in the table. children parents our son is angry with us. they're never there for me. my parents control my life. we try to do things together with him. they lecture me for days about how i should behave. they embarrass me in front of my friends. my parents want me to go to university and make a lot of money. all they want is to enjoy themselves and have fun. they say that all my friends are losers. i try to respect my daughter's views, tastes and friends. there are some things that i can't agree with her about. she gets mad with me. she nags me for days after that.