No, I don't think you're way off.... I tend to agree that parents shouldn't want to know every detail about every thing that their kid is thinking... you should have some "personal" things kept to yourself..
However, it all depends on what "things" we are discussing.
Parents are supposed to be on top of what's going on in your life, and are supposed to provide guidance to you when you stray toward the bar-ditch.. the REALLY hard part (as a parent) is knowing how to do that without becoming intrusive and overbearing.
And, teens generally don't make it easy to do... speaking in mono-syllables (if at all), being secretive about EVERYTHING, etc.... I don't know of ANY perfect parent/teen relationships. I would absolutely do a lot of things differently, if I could do it over again.
Just remember, whatever your mother does, right or wrong, is because she LOVES you.... probably more than her own life... and wants you to grow up to be a "good" person.
However, it all depends on what "things" we are discussing.
Parents are supposed to be on top of what's going on in your life, and are supposed to provide guidance to you when you stray toward the bar-ditch.. the REALLY hard part (as a parent) is knowing how to do that without becoming intrusive and overbearing.
And, teens generally don't make it easy to do... speaking in mono-syllables (if at all), being secretive about EVERYTHING, etc.... I don't know of ANY perfect parent/teen relationships. I would absolutely do a lot of things differently, if I could do it over again.
Just remember, whatever your mother does, right or wrong, is because she LOVES you.... probably more than her own life... and wants you to grow up to be a "good" person.