Parents.

[queenrobot]

My mom is awesome. She is one of my best friends and a pillar of strength for me.
My dad....not so much.

 

[Aikouka]

My mom is pretty cool. Although she can be one of those semi-nagging types where she'll just keep bothering you about something or just keep talking about something and really... I don't think anyone cares about it in some cases (other cases, yes). But she's still very caring overall.

My dad... well, we never got along horribly well. We didn't argue nor was there necessarily bad blood, but I think he just had trouble expressing himself in a manner that wasn't stand off-ish. I remember when I got straight A's in 6th grade one marking period and then maybe got all A's except one A-, he wouldn't say "good job, but try to work on that A- a bit... I know you can do it!"... it would be, "You should've done better." I just got all fricken' A's man...! But as I'm older now, I kind of understand how he thought, but fortunately, I have some of my mom's traits which counteract the poor traits that he had. He's dead now (heart attack) and sometimes I think I'm the only person that really understands why he was so bitter sometimes and it makes me feel bad that I resented him at times and some of my immediate family still does resent him.

 

[jjones]

They're old but still kicking around. As far as parenting goes, they sucked in some areas but they raised 8 headstrong kids so I suppose they did the best they could. I know I wouldn't be able to handle raising that many kids; I'd have put a few in the ground by now.

 

[lokiju]

My parents were great over all but my Dad was pretty high strung was a kid. He's a totally different person now days. Back then they owned their own business which was a huge source of stress for them.

My Mom was always the one to give comfort and my Dad was the one to discipline us.

But their business did afford for us to travel a bit around the country, go to Disney pretty much every year, have a vacation home in the mountains, etc... So for those things I am forever grateful to experience.

Now days though my Dad is much more laid back and is all smiles all the time.

I really do think they were great parents and love them both also.

 

[Queasy]

Great parents that I realize more and more how lucky I was and how much of a PITA I was as I get older and deal with my own kids as I referenced in this post

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
We all know without them we would not have been born.
But...
How do you feel about them personally?

My mom and dad got a divorce when I was about 14.
They were very bad parents as far as parenting skills go.
Neither of them had any business procreating. But they did and here I am.

Sorry to hear that. Did they abuse you or each other physically or verbally? You don't have to answer that.

I have come to the realization though that some parents just do the best they know how. As long as there is no abuse in the home I don't know that I fault the parents for sub par parenting skills as much as I used to. It sounds like a cop out, but maybe one day you'll see what I'm a saying.

As for myself, I have great parents. (Only one living right now). They aren't perfect, but pretty darn close.

 

[Deeko]

I've had issues with them, as most people have at some point in their childhood, but all in all they did a good job in preparing me for life. I might not have had the most enjoyable childhood in the world, but I learned how to succeed & how to take care of myself.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: roguerower
Parents were high school sweethearts and have been together for 30+ years.

Great parents who have always been there for me. I pulled the usual snot nosed teenager stuff and thankfully my parents let that go about 10 feet before popping me in the nose (not literally) and telling me that shit wasn't going to fly.

During college I pulled a 360 from what i'd been planning (switched majors, left rotc, etc.) and they never once said a word (my dad is still in the military (27 years) and he backed me 100%).

I wouldn't be who I was without them and I thank them every chance I get.

if you pulled a 360 you would be in the same position. (sorry, had to do it )

My parents were/are good overall. Took my too long to realize how cool my dad is, and by then I had already become the shy, over cautions type like my mom. Still don't see how my dad made it through the past 25 years with my mom, I would have left or been in jail by now if I was him.

 

[randay]

my parents can beat up your parents.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

top notch

 

[f1r3s1d3]

Mine are pretty sick.

 

[Kelemvor]

I can't think of any complaints about my parents. Married for 35+ years, raised me and my 2 siblings very well.

 

[bobeedee]

They must have done some things right-6 kids and no real head cases in the bunch, although my dad beat me regularly and verbally abused me up until my college years (oldest son). Sometimes you learn from your parents what not to do as a parent; I have been my anti-father for the last 16 years, and I couldn't be prouder of my son and his accomplishments.

 

[CKent]

3/10

 

[nageov3t]

I love my parents... I've got some gay related issues with them, but they're likable enough folks.

that said, if we weren't related and were of similar age, I couldn't imagine being friends with them (well, maybe my mom... she's fun when she's drunk)

 

[Bill Brasky]

My parents are some of my greatest friends, and they were also good parents imo.

 

[paulxcook]

Great parents. Not perfect, but excellent role models. If anything my dad probably could've been a bit harder on me in my teenage years, but for the most part they raised me right then gave me freedom early because they knew they could trust me.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i'm really just beginning to appreciate everything my parents have done for me. they really did a great job

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Pretty much sucked,

not a bad child-hood but they could have done so much better with there own lives rather than pissing it away. They appear to be mildly succesful because they inherited money.

I have pretty much cut ties with them both 2yrs ago when I realized all they did was cause grief in my life and both refused to change and move on with their lives.

They split within a few days of my 16th birthday. I'm 33 now.

 

[PokerGuy]

I consider myself extremely lucky to have (had) two fantastic parents. They did everything they could to put me in a position to succeed, making major personal sacrifices along the way. Looking back I just wish I could turn back the clock and change all the stupid selfish things I did along the way and the headaches I caused them.....

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
We all know without them we would not have been born.
But...
How do you feel about them personally?

My mom and dad got a divorce when I was about 14.
They were very bad parents as far as parenting skills go.
Neither of them had any business procreating. But they did and here I am.

Sorry to hear that. Did they abuse you or each other physically or verbally? You don't have to answer that.

I have come to the realization though that some parents just do the best they know how. As long as there is no abuse in the home I don't know that I fault the parents for sub par parenting skills as much as I used to. It sounds like a cop out, but maybe one day you'll see what I'm a saying.

As for myself, I have great parents. (Only one living right now). They aren't perfect, but pretty darn close.

I won't go into details, and I know things could always be worse, but they were pretty bad.

 

[onlyCOpunk]

My mom is one of my best friends, not in a creepy sort of way, but now that I'm a full grown up I can talk about things with her that used to make me uncomfortable. Dad died when I was 20, wish I could say the same, but that's how life is.