Hey Josh, What do I do about my parents? Film preview
“Hey Josh, My relationship with my parents is awful. What can I do about it?”
I get this question a lot. It’s tough because your parents are supposed to be like these child-rearing wizards, right? But sometimes they aren’t. Nobody is perfect. So no parent is perfect.
Your relationship with your parents will be the longest lasting relationship in your life. You can deal with the problems now, or the problems will deal with you later. And remember, the relationship doesn’t have to be perfect but it can always be better.
Want more? Look for the full-length film later this year. Or hit me up for advice.
POSTED BY: Hey Josh Team 1 year ago
18 Comments
Wow, excellent video Josh. Very well reasonsed and artfully executed. Thanks for spreading this positive thought bomb
wow. this was amazing. it was beautiful and you still incorpoated your personality. this was amazing and its going to change a lot of kids lives for the better.
dude, great to see a more serious side to you, and to share another part of who you are… you are in a league of your own. see you in NJ later this week.
this is a truly inspiring video. really, awesome. and it means even more because you can relate…
truly stunning video. I feel like it’s something that every child, teenager, and adult should see. I’m speechless for how powerful that was.
This made me cry.
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stunning, heart breaking.
Love you, josh.
What do you do when your parents don’t respond to the change you make? What if nothing you do works, where do you go from there?
I don’t mean it in an attacking way. Just looking for some additional advice.
“What do you do when your parents don’t respond to the change you make? What if nothing you do works, where do you go from there?”
ask yourself why you want to change… is it for you, or to please others. doing it because it is what is expected of you is never going to do any good.
thank you
I want change for myself. Actually, I need change cause without it I don’t know what’ll happen to me in the future. I’ve tried everything from talking to showing them what’s happening because of the fights we have. I’m basically going insane trying to figure out how to make out relationship better, and nothing seems to be working. Help.
Powerful stuff, Josh! I’ve always told my kids, since the time they started talking and understanding that the only thing they could control ever, the only person they could control is themselves, and their reactions to other people. To hear it again in the vid made me do a little cheer!
Well done – and as always, you = awesome!
thank you.
Seriously. That was brilliant. Your words of wisdom work for all kinds of relationships and issues. It’s about empathy and forgiveness and letting go. It’s about the way you put it together. Fantastic art with an excellent communication style. You are my new favorite blog.
You have a great future man! Keep it up.
wow, this video could not have come at a better time. this made me cry cause it hit so close to home on my issues with my dad. thank you so much and…i hope i have the courage to talk to my dad. it is really scaring me now but im going to try it and see what will happen.
Awesome…even us “older” kids needed to see this one. Calling my Mom right now!
Wonderful Josh.
My advice to all my emerging teen CEO’s is to seek resolve not revenge.
Josh…you are amazing. So many adopted/foster teens struggle with identity–missing or negative. People can preach all they want about growing from such negative history, but a life like yours speaks a thousand words. Thank you for being a role model.
Josh….this is a very powerful message. As a foster parent…I never want to be that foster parent that a child looks back on with any ill feelings. As a rule, we make no promises because we know promises are all to often broken. My goal as a foster parent is to be the best that I can be and meet the needs of each and every child in their own individual way without losing sight of our family goals, which our foster children are all a part of!