It's sad that children cannot know their parents when they were younger; when they were loving, courting, and being nice to one another. By the time children are old enough to observe, the romance has all too often faded or gone underground.
The message sent is not always the message received.
Many people are living in an emotional jail without realizing it.
You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.
Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.