Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

Question

just wondering. how often do you see/speak to them? do you have many arguments? this question really is for adults, as it's pretty common for kids/teenagers to have issues with their parents.

if your parents have passed away, do you have any regrets anything about your relationship with them?

Answer 1

yes fantastic one with out a dout we dont argue over thing that we have no control over  ... or kids

Answer 2

No.  My father was a womanising, bad tempered alcoholic.  My mother was a bad tempered, jealous, religious fanatic.

10 years ago I told my father how I felt about him (he'd rejected me because he said I'd said something about his wife) and it was truly liberating.  My father died not speaking to me, and although I regret that (I never hated him, but I was angry) I never regtretted being the only person who has ever told him that his behaviour was unacceptable and that he had made all our lives a misery.  I wish I had done it years ago.

But I was brought up to be religious and to respect your parents and not criticize them.  

As for my mother - well, we work out way through our relationship - it's a day at a time..  I remember trying to tell someone what it was like living in our family, and they thought I was just another teenage whinger.  But now I've had my own children, I can see how dysfunctional our family actually was.  It was dreadful.

It was so unnecessary.  The one thing I do tell people is to remember that one day your children will grow up and they will want answers. Children are young for a short time, but they're adults for most of their lives.  And they will remember. Never forget that.

Answer 3

my mom, yes. my dad, no. i'm scared to death of him and i can't stand him. he's the reason i can't see my mother's family or my brother and sisters on a daily basis. he still loves me and there was a time when i loved him too, but that all changed.

nevertheless, my parents as a whole are very supportive of me, and i would still protect them with my life (my dad included).

Answer 4

I see very little of my mother but have a fantastic relationship with my father. When my mother left he brought me up on his own so I have a lot of respect for him putting up with me through those awful teen years!

We see him usually a few times a week.

Answer 5

Im 28 and I chat to my mum everyday, and take the kids there at least once a week. My sister is 12 and she is generally here once a week staying the night..

I had ALOT of arguments with my mum when I lived with her, but now, barely at all

Answer 6

I have a good relationship with my mom and stepdad.  I am renting their upstairs of their house for me and my boys right now so we are even living technically in the same house (they live downstairs).  My dad and stepmom though are another story.  My dad and I have never really be close and he was always the type to just disown his kids for stupid reasons but he has gotten better over time with that.  I talk to my dad once every 3-6 months usually.

Answer 7

I've never had a brilliant relationship with my mum. We used to fight all the time. I speak to her every few days now and we still argue about pretty much everything but not as often because now that I am older, I have learnt to just nod and agree to avoid it. I'm very close to my dad though.

Answer 8

I am 34 and talk with my mum everyday. I see my mum and dad many times a week and I play games on line everynight with my mum and chat on webcam. My mum is one of my best friends . My dad and I argue a bit but he is a grumpy old f**t at times lol

Answer 9

im 25 and still speak to my MIL shes my parent but everytime we have a argument im over her knee skirt up thong down and i get a hard spanking. she thinks until i move out she will stop spanking me she says as long as you live under my roof you will listen to my rules

Answer 10

i have a good relationship with my parents we have had are tough times i live in the same town i see them about 2 times a week we still argue sometimes

Answer 11

I'm twenty.. I talk to my mom every day and see her and my family about twice a week. The arguements stopped completely when I moved out!

Answer 12

Im very close to my parents n see them once a week after i moved out. They r soo excited and extremely supportive about my pregnancy. I hope my baby and i have the same relationship..

Answer 13

i am 22 and when i was a teenager i felt very bad about my relation with my parents.... coz i didnt realize how much they loved me.. and how much they thought about me.. now that i am staying far away from them due to my job now i realize their importance.. and how caring they are to me..

in fact  this is true with everyone.. now i am having a very good relation with them.. and i regret for not enjoying their love when i was a teenager..