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family dinners
I'm 16 and my family still makes me sit at the kid's table at holiday dinners. They act like it's just too big a seating issue for me to not have to eat with five year olds, but I think they just don't want to treat me like an adult. I'm sick of it, but they don't care. How can I wake them up? I somehow lived through another Thanksgiving but Christmas is coming up and I'm going to want to beat them all.
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Try to establish some form of compromise. If you're not allowed to sit at their table, see if they will allow you to sit off to your own. Assure them that you won't seclude yourself and that you'll still be a very big part of the occasion. Try to explain to them your need for space and see if they can accomodate you. Good luck.
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Dear Family,
There are a ton of people that go through this problem, and I'm glad that you asked about it. Have you tried talking to your parents? Maybe sitting down with them and really discussing the fact about how they are still treating you like you are 5 would really do some good.
Good Luck!
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DearBritney
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I know how you'd feel. Just tell them calmly, "Mom, dad, I'm 16 years old, I'm old enough to sit with you guys during family get togethers." Say something like that, calmly. I think they'd understand, bring it up and see how it goes. Good Luck!
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