Your Parents

[WebLady]

There have been threads about how you get along with the in laws, but I can't remember if we did one about our own parents; if we did then it has been a while.

So anyway, what is (or was if they are no longer with us) your relationship like with your parents?

*poll coming too ;)

[Kirby]

I couldn't pick one option to vote because my situations with each of my parents are very different.

I get along great with my dad. I talk to him almost every day and I have always been a "daddy's girl"

I went years barely speaking to my mother. She doesn't live here so I don't see her much as it is. She and I have very different views and have a hard time getting along. We talk a lot more than we used to, but even now we can't spend much time together or talking because we tend to argue.

[WebLady]

I couldn't pick one option to vote because my situations with each of my parents are very different.
I added the "One more so than the other option" :)

I originally voted "most of the time"; but I do get along better with my Dad. They are still married and I see them both fairly regularly (they live 5 miles down the road from me) and most of the time there are no issues.

It is just that my Mom is a negative and sort of bitter and complaining type person (Dad can be too, but not near as bad) and she has strong feelings about some aspects of my life that come up from time to time that cause tension and/or arguments. I am sure Daddy has similar feelings about things, but he is not one to voice them to me like Mom will. My Dad has always said he was happy if I was happy, even if he didn't approve of something; he is the one that has always been the most supportive and always seems to show me that unconditional love.

Now I am not saying I think my mother doesn't love me, but sometimes she has an add way of showing it. And she is not always the most pleasant person to be around.

Having said all that; I do love both my parents and don't look forward (not that anyone does) the day when they are not longer with me.

[MrsGrady08]

I chose One more so than the other.

I used to be really close to my mom but then we went through some rough times several years ago. We are still close. We talk almost everyday and we go eat lunch together a couple times a week. But its just not how it used to be. Also I lived with her until the wedding. And with all the stess of planning it kind of drove us apart also. but now that all thats gone we get along great!
My mom and dad divorced about 8 years ago. For about the first five years I would only see him on Thanksgiving and CHristmas, and he would call once every couple of months. He remarried 3 years ago and since he has been better about calling us (me and my brother). When DH and I started planning the wedding he started to come around and call about once a week and invite us over for dinner all the time. So hes getting a lot better. I think the wedding made him realize all the important thing he was missing out on.

[bichonlvr]

FOR SURE!!!

Both of them...love them and talk to them daily!!!

[SerendipityCrafts]

Yep ... love(d) them both. My mother drives me nuts sometimes (kind of like house guests after 3 days) but I think that is only because we are pretty much alike. :)

[KMS]

I got along very well with my mom. We had a different relationship since I had to take care of her so that caused issues sometimes. Our roles were often reversed. She passed away when I just turned 20 so we were finally starting to be more like good friends than mother and daughter.

I get along very well with my dad too. This has only been for the last few years though. We weren't close until after my mom passed away and there were some really rocky times right after that. I was always "daddy's girl", but we didn't really have a deep relationship. Now things are very good and he's always the first person I call whether something wonderful or horrible just happened. When he's drinking that's another story, but I don't really consider that "him".

[Dani]

Well, Doug thinks that i am still connected to the umbilical cord with my mom. We talk a couple times a day. Like on my short commute to work I will call her, lunch breaks, and when I leave work. My parents, who are still married, live in Michigan and I live in Illinois. I mostly just call to shoot the sh!t or to bug them :D. My mom is like my best friend, I can talk to her about anything...where Doug kinda tunes me out if it is about certain work people ...lol. Plus, I think that I am her only sane child she has..the other 2 are just nuts. lol

I am close to my dad as well, he is always there to listen and make me laugh.

[MrsDM]

I have a similar relationship with my parents as Dani does. My mom and I are best friends, and I can talk to her about anything. They recently moved to upper Michigan, so we spend a lot of time on the phone and emailing during the day, regardless of a weekend or weekday. My mom and I very rarely argue, and if we do, its usually a misunderstanding, I call her a sl*t, she calls me a wh*re and we call a truce. Like I said, we are best friends lol! My dad and I are close, I'm daddy's little girl, always have been always will be. The only bad thing with our relationship is we are soooo much alike, it is freaky, so we tend to bicker a lot more. FH and my mom just let us go at it because well, it is rather funny. He is like 6'2" - big built guy and I'm 5'4" petite..yeah, I show him who's boss of the family!! :D But anyways, I love my parent's I don't know what I would do without them.

[Ninedays9]

I'm closer to my mom even though I put that I'm close to both of them... but anyway, I have a decent relationship with my dad. As much as I love him, I have to say I feel like it's been better since I've moved out 'cause he's got some annoying habits. He's funny though; he's always calling when there's a thunderstorm here to warn me about it. My relationship with my mom is great, and I feel like I can talk to her about anything. Plus I enjoy going shopping with her, even though that hasn't happened a whole lot since I moved out in 2006.

[rainbowtreat]

I voted we are close but that is more towards my mom then my dad. My dad and I are not close. We do see each other and I make a point of seeing him when I go home. We don't call too often unless something is going on. I am just like him though. I don't hate him or just not like him we just don't keep in touch.

Now my mom on the other hand is my hero. I have seen what she has been through and what so goes through day to day. For her to be as strong as she is is amazing. I can not wait until my brother is out of school and they can move down here closer to me. SHe has been a rock for me. Always there ( even if just on the phone ) for me no matter what the issue or time of day or anything. I am very clsoe to my mom and I always will be.

[candars]

I voted one more so than the other...I have an excellent relationship with my mom! And I don't talk to my "dad" at all. My mom and I are more like best friends and can literally talk about anything! About four years ago, she moved and now she lives about an hour and a half away :bbcry: I miss her! But, I still call her or she calls me at least once a day and we just chat. I always whine and say "Mom, do you know when you're coming back to the city?" And she's always telling me "I don't know sweetie..." She's the greatest and I love her to death! Plus, I really look up to her because she had a horrible life growing up, and instead of her carrying on that "tradition" she raised all three of her daughters very well, kept us away from her dad, and we all turned out great!
My so-called dad is a different story. My mom left him when I was 6 months old because he was cheating on her. He picked out my middle name and named me after some chick he was cheating on my mom with, he was coming to pick us up or see us maybe once every 1-3 years, and he quit seeing us as much or calling us. I eventually let him know how I felt and that was the last I heard from him...he doesn't even know I'm getting married and the only way he will ever know is if someone else tells him. He was never there for us, always lied about when he would be coming to visit us, and always treated his other daughter like she was better than my sisters and I. There's much more, too! He doesn't even deserve to know us! :irked:

[Rainbow Brite]

I'm a lucky girl - I get along with my parents and step-parents great :) There have been some rocky times in the past with my Dad and Step-Mom...but we've all matured since then and now I love spending time with them.

[Nekochanpurr]

I am super close to my mom! in fact, shes the apartment room next door! We are constantly bothering each other. :D I never want to move too far from her, i'd hate for her to be lonely!
My dad on the other hand, i haven't talked to in over two years. He got remarried right when he signed the divorce papers, invited us to the wedding without telling us he was getting married (thank God we didn't go), and pulls guilt trips because we don't call him. He doesn't know i am getting married.
I said closer to one than the other!

[L.J.Aguirre]

i love my mom to death. i would knock someone out for her if they disrespected her. she's like my base in life. my dad on the other hand...... dad who? lol

[saltyveruca]

I am very close to my parents. We see them a LOT! Just this weekend we've seen them 3 days in a row. We have a standing date for Sunday dinner, which we make 90% of the time.

[Tericia]

Me and my mom have always been very close. She's my best friend. As far as my dad goes, we have no relationship.

[MrsBold]

I am not very close with either. I haven't spoken with my father in weeks and my mother, well, she is what she is so I try and avoid her and the drama she brings.

[Hope75]

My mom is one of my best friends. When we live together we want to kill one another after a few months (similar personalities!) but fortunately we have not for many years!

I love my dad too, not as close to him as my mom, but we are still close.

I can't imagine life without my parents.

[karkar]

I was always a daddy's girl, but my dad passed away when I was 16 and ever since then I've learned to never take anyone especially my mom for granted. My mom and I have always been super close, but since my dad passed away I feel like we've gotten closer. I have to talk to her every day and I could never move away from her, even though at the end of the year I'll be moving about 70 miles away from her.

[vicky_vicky]

I get along pretty well with my parents. I voted the second choise because I never was daddy's or mommy's girl. I ve always been the good daughter so no big fights with them or anything. I argue sometimes (and loudly sometimes!!) but no big problems. I still live with them but I am building a house above theirs so I could have my own roof! They are getting on my nerves sometimes but nobody is perfect.:D

Reason I didnt choose a different location is because me and Tom wanted a big garden and there was no such a possibitlity if we bought an apartment, also health issues.

[ikkin510]

I"m not really close to either of my parents. It's not like we don't get along, we do. But I only talk with my mom maybe once every two weeks. My dad a little less, although I do enjoy spending time with him more then mom just because we have more in common.
We were never a very close family growing up, so I guess that's why we don't have a closer relationship.

[brendalin]

I am very close to both of my parents. My mom and i talk at least 5 times a week and we play v-ball together on wednesday night. My dad works shift work and is ALWAYS working, so I do not see him as much, but we are still very close.

[LovingLife]

I love my mommy, she means the world to me. Her and I are very very close. I can talk to her about anything and she really understands me...although we are sometimes too much a like and we have had our fights.

I dont have a dad...i have a sperm donor. :D