The Cycle of Useless Advice

As teenagers we often think the advice and actions of our parents is useless, however, through the two pieces we read this week I've realized that I will be the exact same way that they are. In "Shooting Dad," Sarah Vowell realizes that her dad's hobby and profession is parallel to hers. Already, in my own life, I see myself taking on a mixture of interests similar to my parents'. Also like our parents, our generation will eventually be handed the reigns of society and be expected to run it just like they did. This is exactly what happened in the case of Brad Manning, described in "Arm Wrestling with My Father." In this piece, we can also see the similarities between Manning and his father. He may not be an identical copy, for example is father isn't interested in orchestra, but in many other ways he is. His father can see himself in the sports that Brad Manning plays and, although he doesn't play the same sport, he still takes interest in them. So now, when I think of all the advice my parents have given me, I realize that this is the same advice that I will be giving to my children in the future. Similarly to me, they will also think my advice is useless. Nevertheless, it is in the nature of people to be just like their parents. To be cliché, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.