Sometimes parents need to realise, you're not them and will lie how you see fit. If you've not become a major league by the age of 18, chances are you're most likely not to start living your life in terrible ways, so you don't need them to judge you, bring you back from some brink or other, or have you thinking you should lie like they have, which may make your life miserable if it's not what's best for you.
They don't stop being your parents when you and they are alive, but they can at some pont continue to act the same at times, in a way where it starts to become wrong. Sometimes they need to be reminded of that.
You know what sort of person you are now, so be proud of it and don't forget what it's worth.
You're a fantastic Lady and the best thing about you is that you are you
