Do/did you have a good relationship with your parents? [I Parenting And Family]

not really. i guess i do with my mom to where i can joke around with her and complain about some personal stuff. but neither of my parents can tell you my favorite color, which btw hasn’t changed since i was a kid. i can’t really talk to them about myself, hopes, dreams, and my feelings. my friends know more about who i am as a person. it’s quite sad that my parents are gonna die without knowing who their own daughter really is. i’ve tried, but they’ve made it clear they don’t really care

No. They both scared me to death with negative talk before and after my Father left home.

Dad became absent for long periods and i was surrounded by my Mother's family so it was always "Your Dad... this !" "Your Dad... that !" Not a good environment to grow up in.

I left home at 16 for a job 200 miles away and they have been intermittently in my life ever since.

I moved to be nearer when my Dad was going through the start of some memory troubles and he developed Dementia pretty quickly.
I moved again when my Mother needed hospital care for a heart condition and they wouldn't allow her home unless somebody was going to be home with her.

Kinda feel like i raised myself from the age of 11.

My dad and I are like best friends at this point and my mom is wonderful. Now that I am a parent myself, I'm using their example as a model. I owe them a lot.

Yep I'd characterize my relationship with my parents as excellent. We live in the same small town and I visit regularly.

For the most part, yes, in that our disagreements never resulted in a lack of mutual love and caring. I'd say that I didn't have as good of a relationship with my mom, as I always [i]wanted[/i] to.

Mother was manipulative, hypercritical, emotionally abusive, and neglectful. We got along well.

Dad was absent until I was 20. He's my fave parent.

as an only child I had a very good relationship with my parents. I was very close to my mother in particular.

Yes I’m very lucky. My parents are amazing. And my in-laws are great too. Couldn’t ask for better

No I didn’t. But now we are started to get along much better.

I tolerated them.....

Hmmmmmmmmm lol

Yes.

Yes

It's a difficult relationship but since I am staying at home and working on it, unlike my siblings, I think it's safe to say that we're closer than anyone else. This means I get to see their good and bad sides.