i got a kick out of what Irishgit said a couple years ago. that his teenagers have no problem telling him he is wrong. my teen and 22 year old have no problem telling me what I do wrong. sometimes it hurts but they can have their say .unlike when i was a teen and right up until their deaths. I would not have dared criticize my parent. especially my mother who could be very controlling and domineering. she could critisize anyone she wanted but no one dared criticize her.she could be very tough and sometimes cruel.her answer would also have been smacking me against a wall. and say the most awful things she could think of to me or anyone else who dared to say anything critical to her.maybe that is why i at least try and hear what my kids have to say hurtful or not.it was just easier to bite my lip than suffer the consequenses from my parents.maybe that was the generation I came from.

Actually I don't think I've stopped doing and I'm in my mid-forties.

I did this often.  Didn't really have a problem.  And they didn't have a problem gettin' vicious on my ass. . .as a few of you know, CS doesn't have a problem with self-expression. . .

I dunno. My teenage kids don't seem to find this difficult at all. As I recall, I was pretty good at doing this with my parents at the same age.

Children usually "feel" they are right, but do they really know they are? Or it is just a sign of rebellion against the parents' authority? God said "honor your father and your mother" and to make it even more significant, He added a ton of blessings to those who obey it.

Riiiight. Ever tell your dad he's being an asshole? It was really easy and just kinda rolled out there. Dad was silent. By then I was a Marine and he dared not do anything about it.

Never do this until you feel comfortable doing it.  Some parents will never admit to their mistakes and deny horrible things they have done to you.  It takes courage and confidence to say your bit.  If they deny it, it's apart of their life now, not yours, as long as you DON'T do what they did.  It takes acknowledgement and forgiveness on your part.

my mom always controlling ,criticizeing and very ticked off very easy. i wouldent mess with her. im 15 years old and i have turrets sindrum and attention defaset hyperactivty disorder and a little bit of obsesive compulsive disorder. i have this one tick where i take my pinky finger and rub it agenst my my second joint of my right finger next to the pinky, and my mom goes nuts she goes crazy she tells me to move it under the table when i dont notice and she goes crazy. also i have this one obsesive compulsive where i talk in a high pitched voice in a conversation or just saying hi. my mom thinks its a cartoon voice from waching too much cartoons on tv. i think wrong. my mom imagens too much. my dad on the other hand he always have to but in when me or another person is haveing a conversation, and when i play golf my dad criticizes me or just gives me advise that i dont need or that i already know. also when my dad is eating anywere he pleases i ask my mom if i can sit anywere i want too. my mom say no your not the one who pays the bills/criticizem/sorcastic. also my mom bullies me when i'm defending my self/saying my openiun/ than my mom goes balistic/ crazy. and she is extremly strict.

i would not want to hurt my mother and though there are a few things i feel she should have done different she did the best she could and i will always love and respect her.

This can be very difficult. I have discussed issues with my parents where I felt they were wrong. The problem is that they are often like we were when we were little, they don't listen! lol

This all depends on the age of the person and what type of parents they had. If they have abusive, controlling or strict parents, this would be a very difficult thing to do. Because the parents may punish or harm you. If you have bad parents, this isn't as hard to do as you get older because they have less power and rights over you. But if you have good parents, this is easier. The only hard thing about doing this is you don't want to hurt their feelings. This may be hard to do when you are young because you may not be able to express yourself in a diplomatic way. If you are an adult doing this, your parents are more likely to listen to you.

Depends in what context you mean. I have no problem with disagreeing with my parents about certain issues whatsoever. Don't get me wrong, I respect and admire my parents - but they raised me to speak my mind.