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　　For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries：

　　Where is the line between what I control and what you do?

　　Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’complete unreasonableness．And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely．Both feel trapped．

　　In this article, I'll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen's hair, the cleanliness of the bedroon, the preferred style of clothing, the child's failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second, blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third, needing to be right．It doesn'tmatter whether the topic is politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to bresk an egg; the point of these atguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong for both wish to be considered an authority-someone who actually knows something-and therefore to command respect．Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they'll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．

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　　“Where is the bus” I asked myself．I was going to be late 　　1　　 the manager wasn’t going to be 　　2　　．“Thank God; here it is! ”The bus came round the corner and I got on．Ten minutes later I was walking into the 　　3　　 where I work．“Twenty-five past nine．I 　　4　　 the manager doesn’t notice．”But no 　　5　　!

　　“Smith! ”shouted the manager．“Late again．What’s your 　　6　　 this time?” “I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr Brown．”“　　7　　 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, get to business at the counter．We’ll be opening in a few minutes．”

　　My first customer was a pretty girl 　　8　　 a red dress．Behind her was a young man of about 25．He seemed very nervous, and every few seconds he looked towards the main 　　9　　．The girl asked about opening a bank account(账户)．I gave her the necessary 　　10　　 and she walked out．　　11　　, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　　12　　 brown paper．Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun sticking out of his coat．The next moment a loud noise 　　13　　 my ears．Everything went black．I was falling．After 　　14　　 seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found myself in bed! 　　15　　 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house．As usual the 　　16　　 wasn’t on time, and I arrived at 9∶25．

　　“Smith! ”the manager cried out in a 　　17　　 like thunder．“Late again! Go and start work at once!” To my 　　18　　, the first customer was a girl in a red dress and 　　19　　 her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper．The dream, 　　20　　 that? The surprise of my life!

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