Because I was too free

... I went to Google and searched for quotes...

and this one caught my attention.

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive.

Jessamyn West

Now that I've found this quote, we all know why it's (extremely) difficult to talk to our parents