My parents and I are very close. We have the familial dimension, but we're also friends. We do all the parent-child stuff and all the friend stuff (minus any sex talk - because my dad is far to frank for my comfort). This seems to be increasingly common with people ~30 and younger
(
Read more... )
Comments 9
My own daughter is 12 and we're very close, but b/c of my own experiences as a teenager, I consciously work at being her parent and not her friend. I think we'll be friends when she's a young adult for sure (and I want us to be) but for right now, she needs me to be her mom. My mother had an awful habit of oversharing and using me as a confidante, especially when her marriage to my dad was breaking up, and that's a bit of history I don't want to repeat.
Reply
Reply
My father still secretly thinks of himself as my father, which is fine since he doesn't interfere in my life with it, but we're not friends. Housemates right now, but he holds my politics against me, so a friendship is never going to happen.
Reply
My relationship's a lot better with mom, as long as we don't discuss politics, but it's always awkward with my dad. I think we all kind of resent him on some level, for one reason or another.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment