Overview
You can reach an important compromise with a friendly authority figure today -- no matter how much friction you have felt with them in the past. Whether you believe it or not, when they say that they like you, they mean it! They see a great future for you, and are more interested in challenging you to rise to your potential than in coddling you and making you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. They are doing you a big favor by pushing you so hard. So meet them halfway. Show them you're game.