Author: Kathryn Watson, Read full article in Brit.co
So it’s time to have “the talk” about how you want your parents to treat you. Showcasing maturity is one way to get your parents on #teamadultyou. And you already have an opportunity to demonstrate how adult you are by dealing with their lack of boundaries with honesty and self-awareness. Johanna Sozio, a licensed counselor based out of North Carolina, gave us some tips on how to begin a potentially difficult conversation with family members. “Never start with an attack by saying something like, ‘You guys are not treating me fairly,’” she advises. “Try to start by affirming something your parent or parents do right, and then follow it up with a statement about how you’re feeling. For example, start by saying, ‘I know how much you care about me and see me as your little girl, and I appreciate how concerned you are for me. But I feel like I’m being treated like I actually am a little girl, even though I’m a 30-year-old woman with a life of my own. Can we talk about this?’”