One of the main ways in which respondents to our poll were embarrassed by their parents was their choice of fashion. There are also those who believe that there is a parental conspiracy to embarrass their offspring. One of the more popular devices teens believe their parents use to embarrass them is mentioning inappropriate things in front of their friends. Parents also seem to have a habit of embarrassing their teens in the romance department.
Some teens think there are saving graces in parental embarrassment.
Others feel that parental humiliation is a minor inconvenience. Many teens feel they owe their parents too much to ever feel embarrassed by them. Then there are those teens who claim they are never embarrassed by their parents. There are also those who believe embarrassment is a two-way street.