Growing Up After reading the text "Being 13" by Nancy Gibbs, I concluded that I disagree with Nancy Gibbs claim of ideas about growing up are in this article.. Growing up is like driving a car. You speed up and slow down at the same time. One important line from the text is, “They demand more respect from their parents and show them less.” (paragraph 2) I disagree. Teens should give as much respect as parents give to them because respect is something that you earn in your life. Example of nice things to do; Helping your parents out with cleaning the house. Example of disrespectful things to do; Not doing what your parents ask you to do. Referring to my metaphor "Life is like driving a car. You speed up and slow down'' relates to this part of the text because earning respect and getting respect takes a long time. Earning respect can be a slow process (like being stuck in traffic). Another important line from the text for instance,“They may disagree a bit about when it's appropriate for boys and girls to start going out together: the majority of 13-year-olds say 12 to 15 is the right age, but most parents say 16 to 17 is more like it.’’ (paragraph 6) I disagree because when you're a teen, parents should trust that you'll make the right decisions because when the teen becomes an adult, I'm pretty sure that your parents can't make your decisions when you're older. In the text, Nancy Gibbs keeps saying that parents trust their kids. If parents trust their kids, why are parents making their decisions of how to live life. The parents are slowing the teens down from making their own life choices. Paragraph number 2 says,“Thirteen-year-olds have more power than discipline, more weapons than shields.” (paragraph 2) I disagree because parents seem to have more control over your life than teens have. For example dating, hanging out with friends, telling you what to buy with your money, telling you to save your money, etc. Parents are slowing teens down (like when you stumble across a yellow light) and getting in the way of figuring out the real world and going through the process of growing up. Being thirteens means parents might be super controllitive of your life and parents don’t seem to trust you. These reasons are why I disagree with Nancy Gibbs claim of ideas of growing up are in this article.