Papa's Parrot

As kids get older, every teen's mom and dad will look back on the times when thier kids took their first steps, was finally potty trained, and had their hilarious moments. Memories like those will never go away. When you're a child, you don't care about what anyone else thinks of what you do or say. It's hard to really know who your true friend is because you think it's your mom and dad. The things that little kids adore now will most likely make fun of when they grow older. "Papa's Parrot" by Cynthia Rylant is a life-changing story because it will make you remember the memories you had in the past, and mention that you should never forget to remember how important your parents are.

When you start to have the same interests with your dad, mom, or even your friends, your relationship between you and them will grow stronger. My mom and I have a very close relationship and we do everything together mostly because we have the same interests. Since I started growing into my teen years, I've been wanting to be with my friends more rather than with my family. When Harry in "Papa's Parrot" grew up, he started doing the same thing. All he wanted to do was be with his friends and not spend time with his father. The next moment he was sitting in the hospital beside his father and realized that he should have never stopped hanging out with his father and ditching him for his friends.

Not everyone realizes that it's important to spend time with your mom and dad until they die. Hanging out with your friends can be so much fun, and it sometimes can be better than spending time with family. However, if you're hanging out too much with your friends, it's nice to get away and talk with your mom and dad or spend time with them. Although I spend most of my time with friends, I don't know how my life would be like without my parents. They give me everything I need to make me happy and are so grateful to me.

Beneath everything the author wrote, this story will teach and tell you that it's important to balance your time with your family and friends becuase problems such as losing a family member, having no friends, and getting bullied because you hang out with your family too much can occur. Weather your close with your family or not, it's still extremely important to not forget to spend time with them no matter what.