There is all sorts of authority that a given child must deal with in the process of growing up, to which, if that child is rather clever, he can manage just fine in dealing with school authority, and other outside authority, simply because at the end of the day, those authority figures because they have to deal with so many other children and so many other things, cannot devote the time necessary to really know and process everything that a particular child is doing, so that therefore the child typically holds the upper hand, because that child knows himself and can successfully exploit weaknesses in those other authority figures by playing whatever card might work, such as the "misunderstood what you were saying," card, "won't happen again," card, and so forth, with the overall objective being to skirt free of any real punishment or real reprimand, and it often works, because those other authority figures, wantto believe in the good of that child, and with the right moves, the child can help them in that belief.
On the other hand, parents are far trickier to solve, as they know their children on levels of far more depth, than anyone else, and further to the point, since the same game has been played on them, time and time again, they are far wiser to the game, itself. This puts the child in the problematic situation, of believing, that either he is the smart and clever one, unjustly treated by his parents, unfairly, or that his parents are all-knowing and all-wise, something that many children forego, believing. When children are not permitted to do this or that at their will and they are stopped by doing so by their parents, their perception is that their parents are ignorant, old-fashion, out-of-touch, arbitrary dictators, bullies, and fundamentally wrong, never once recognizing that children often can't or won't recognize their own faults.
Children like to scream and shout, that "everyone else is doing that, wearing that, having that," or "you are so unfair," so as to hopefully create persuasion or pressure on their parents, and if that doesn't work, than they might try to do a few chores around the house, or work one parent against the other, so that, it's either a guilt trip ploy to get their way, or a quid pro quo game, or similar, to which, it doesn't matter much, how it's accomplished, as long as it is accomplished. Then again, desperate situations call for desperate solutions, so children will lie, in order to do what they want to do.
Yet, through it all, time marches inevitably on and eventually these children become young adults, than adults, and then, for most, become parents. It is at that time, when you become your own parent that you begin to understand, to empathize, as to where your parents were to begin with, that often times, they actually meant well, because they cared and loved you, and wished to protect you, desiring that you prioritized your life well, made good decisions, and stayed safe, because they knew that there are very bad things out there, and very vulnerable situations that one should not want to be placed into.
Sure, parents don't always get it right, nobody does, but most parents offer wisdom, experience, and perspective, of which, all of these things are beneficial for children. The day that you are finally able to realize that your parents meant well for you, is the day that you finally recognize, that they gave and sacrificed for you, so as to give you a better opportunity in life, which, done often enough and done right, makes for better children, for better parents, for better communities, for better countries, and for a better world.