Parenting seems like an eternal struggle, doesn't it? At a certain age, children just have to assert themselves and if you really want to be a parent- THERE WILL BE CONFLICT! To me, the picture says a lot about parenting. But there is more to consider...
Ephesians, Chapter 6 (World English Bible)
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: 3 “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
4 You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
4 You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Children need to listen; they will be blessed for it! Fathers need to be moderate in their disciple (it is meant to nurture them, after all) and seek God's help. Simple advice, hard to apply (at least for me, anyway). Speaking as a father with children in their mid to late 40's- they didn't turn out so bad. Not one of them dyed their (feathers) hair and as far as I know, no one had any piercings. One of the hardest things for me to realize was that at some point you have to let go and allow them to make their own decisions- they have to live with the consequences of what they do, not you.