When I was younger I used to hate to be with my parents, be seen with them and I had a lot of resentment towards them.
Nowadays all I want to do is to be with my father, he is my best friend. I allow him to do and say a lot of things just because he is my father. And I have a lot of respect for him.
I feel that we lost a lot of time of beeing together, now that he is getting really old.
I´m not really sure how the change happened tbh…
How is your relationship with your parents now and how was it before?
I get along with my parents for the most part. My mom can be a little nagging at times but oh well. I get along with them better now since we are all older.
I used to think my parents were perfect, when I was a kid/teenager. I think most kids don’t think that way about their parents. But I was sheltered.
I’m 29, now. I see all of their flaws, now. They are just human, like everyone else. I respect my dad, very much. Sadly, I don’t really respect my mom. She’s extremely judgemental and she frequently tries to guilt trip me. But I still enjoy seeing both of them. They are divorced, though, as of a few years ago.
I love my parents, but now I have the perspective of them from the view of another adult (myself).
My dad was probably too busy with his career and other family to be a father. I was embarrassed of my father when I was young, but he was quite good looking when he was young. My mother had schizophrenia and used to call me all the time, telling me what people did to her. Half the time I wouldn’t even listen and could put the phone down and she wouldn’t even notice. I wish I had listened to her.
As I got older I realized my old man was tough on me bacause he cared about me, and that my ma, who was quiet as a mouse, was totally out of her ever loving gourd.