A Different Breed

As a child you adore your parents.
  They seem to understand your woes completely...
       Well, until you learn how to talk legibly with them.
Time seems an eternity, yet you're aging like crazy
   Suddenly the knowledge of the world is yours!
       "Slow down," they gently warn, but they just don't know anything.
Finally it's HS and you're counting the days till legality.
   You're barley around anymore; sick of being told how to live.
        After all times have changed! They're out-of-date now...right?
All the sudden it's over, where did the time go?
   You're getting ready for the college experience,
        But now you have to leave the luxury of the home you once avoided.
Without regard time continues to spin forward.
   You find life's not easy, but something deep inside helps out.
        We're all born with the instinct to succeed right? Or..nah, couldn't be...
Soon you're in love! It is indeed wonderful.
   Unfortunately the story books didn't account for "oopsies".
        You grit your teeth and bear it. Wait this seems familiar...
Laughing on the phone you find yourself surprised.
   It worked! The baby calmed and went straight to sleep.
        Maybe they know just a thing or two yet.
The once eternal time clock mocks you as it speeds through life.
   Your baby just doesn't get it, you've made the mistakes,
        It's not like you were born yesterday!
Suddenly it hits you! Did it take them this long?
   They never expect you to completely listen,
       They just hope some of it got stuck in the ear wax coming out.
Parents and children seem a different breed,
   Both seemingly knowing more than the other,
        Yet in the end they're not so different after all.