Should Adult Relatives Make Important Decisions for Older Teenagers?

I believe that older teenagers are old enough to see what is best for them and what is not. Therefore, I do not agree if their relatives such as parents or other families family members make important decisions for them. I have some reasons for this statement that I will describe below.

To start with, decisions that are made by their adult relatives may not fit them. It is dangerous because it could make older teenagers feel they do not live in the life they want. If it happens, they may feel unhappy and even start getting depression. For example, my father used to force me to do something he wanted when I was 17. At the As a result, I grew to be a timid boy with a big anxiety. It was one of the hardest parts of my life. Luckily, my father realized that he couldn’t push me and finally told me that I could do something that I was really passionate about.

Furthermore, older teenagers are in a state that they can make their own decisions. However, since they are still very young and do not have many much experience, their older relatives can give advice instead of making decisions for them. I think that it will train them to have responsibility to their own life. Older teenagers that do what they really want to do tend to grow to be a confident person. In my own experience, after my father permitted me to do something that I really like liked, I had changed to be a passionate person. I have grown happily and it has really great effects to on my life. Sometimes I made mistakes but it was pretty natural and my father always gave me advice and helped me through difficult times.

In conclusion, I am of the opinion that adult relatives should not make important decisions for older teenagers. Instead, they should make their own decisions with the relatives always support relatives' support and help them.