Talking to Your Parents.

  • Morning Coffee.

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    I talk to my dad a lot, to the point where he has to tell me to go away. He means it nicely though.
    I think its harder to talk to my mom. We end up fighting too much. =/
    October 30th, 2010 at 04:31am
  • Fangs Up.

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    I'm not that close with my Mum, we talk about casual things but nothing deep and I never tell her about my 'emotions.' Same goes with my dad
    October 30th, 2010 at 09:26pm
  • john lennon;

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    Dad's dead - mom never listens.
    November 11th, 2010 at 03:30am
  • jejune

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    I can't really talk about much with my dad but I can talk about pretty much anything with my mom.
    We have a weird relationship though. For all of high school it was just me and her living together so we grew more so as friends than as mother and daughter.
    I think that's partially why we both feel we can talk to each other about anything.
    I'd be lost without my mommy.
    November 11th, 2010 at 04:28pm
  • the fiddling imp

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    I can talk to my mum about almost anything. A few months ago, it was different, but since I came out to her about being bisexual, it feels like I can talk to her about everything.

    I'm not so good with my dad, but we don't have an awkward relationship at all.
    November 13th, 2010 at 12:03am
  • welshgirl44

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    Me and my parents are very close. I love spending time with them and some think its weird that I will occasionally blow off my friends to go to the cinema with my dad or lunch with my mam or a drive with them both. I love them so much! We get on so well!
    January 8th, 2011 at 10:59pm
  • Gee Gerard!

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    Both are easy to talk to, 'coz, well, they're my parents and family In Love
    We have open communication lines.
    Every night after school, when they come home, I would talk to them about my day (especially the bad parts) and they would really listen Very Happy
    January 9th, 2011 at 12:44pm
  • GreatUnknown

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    I like to think I can handle everything myself so I tend not to talk to my parents. I will never talk to either of my parents about relationships and stuff. I will not hesitate to get personal though when it comes to my health and friendships. Otherwise, I get in trouble a lot because I don't like it when we argue and I can't defend myself like a normal person and have be below them in the family food chain, so in return I argue with them like their just other people and they really really hate that.
    January 21st, 2011 at 09:15am
  • Luthiemonster

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    My mom knows everythiiiing. I love talking to her and i love hearing her.
    I can talk to her about every little thing and i love that.
    I dont live with her anymore sadly and i really cant talk to my dad, hes just really hard to talk to in that way.
    I feel i cant tell him anything, and its affecting me cause this makes me feel really lonely in my house.
    November 20th, 2011 at 05:32pm
  • swell

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    There are certain things that I talk with to my mum - like my friends and schoolwork and shit, but anything deep or personal I keep to myself. One comment I might say she twists it around, makes it completely about herself and goes off on a tangent. It drives me insane. Otherwise, when I want to go out or I want something I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall. She's extremely stubborn and thinks her way of life is the right and only good way. Even more annoying when all my cousins think she's the best aunty but not so much the best mum.

    My dad's alright. We have a similar character which is highly annoying but eh.
    August 5th, 2012 at 09:59am
  • TheCatGodess

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    I used to be very distanced from my Dad and didn't talk to him about anything. We live in the same house but we used to be like ships passing in the night. But since something happened, we've started to talk more about things and get on more but sometimes I still find it awkward talking to him
    August 5th, 2012 at 03:27pm
  • ilbaitw

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    I distance myself from everyone, even my parents. My mum and I never had a good relationship at all, and I never had a good relationship with my dad either. Just talking to them can end up in a fight. They are so hard to get along with..I only talk to them when I absolutely have to
    March 7th, 2013 at 12:58pm
  • louis tomlinson.

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    My mom and I used to be really close, but now we don't really talk too much. Sometimes I'll talk to her about school but other than that not much.

    My dad and I are a lot closer. I can goof around with him and talk to him, but he's gone a lot so it's hard. I guess I'm kind of distanced from them? I dunno.
    March 8th, 2013 at 07:54pm
  • folie a dru.

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    I'm twenty-five, but even when I was younger, I felt like I could tell my mom most things 'cause she's open-minded and doesn't judge. I talk to her about everything from sex to drugs to relationships to politics to work to what kind of clothes/music/movies I like.

    I'm closer to my stepdad than my regular dad. He's a very good guy. My dad and stepmom live in Texas. I had a bad childhood being raised by them, but I had to live with them in my twenties for six months and it sort of created a bridge. I just think of them as my adult parents vs. my childhood parents.

    I'm very glad my mother is my best friend.
    March 9th, 2013 at 12:48am
  • SaraHorlyk

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    I talk to my mom about basically everything... I have a really close relationship to my mom.

    As for my dad; I don't talk to him and haven't talked to him find about 6 years, and I honestly don't miss him either... Really bad things happened when my parents got divorced, which is the reason why I don't talk to my dad anymore.

    And that's why I have no problem with talking to my mom - she's basically the only thing I have.
    March 14th, 2013 at 01:54pm
  • Bob de Ninja

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    I can't really talk to my mum much because it feels cruel to burden her with my problems, when she has enough of her own to deal with.
    My dad's dead so I obviously can't talk to him directly.
    BUT, I talk to my twin brother about everything so it's all good.
    March 14th, 2013 at 06:50pm
  • Rae-Dene

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    To them I've done something wrong, am going to do something wrong, or they just really don't give a flying fuck.

    When it comes to things I need from the store, I have to make myself ask my step mom to pick it up if she happens to walk by it when she goes. Or if I just wanna talk to her about my real family, fuck that they are not to be talked about because the kids might over hear.

    When it comes to my dad, its his way or no way. He cannsay or do whatever he wants but the minute I try and put my oppinin in its shot down by 'i took some little girl I didn't know inoff the streets soshe could have a chance and this is how she re-pays me?'

    So no I can't talk to my step parents for anything!
    July 15th, 2013 at 06:37am
  • folie a dru.

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    I was able to come home last night and tell my mom about my boyfriend cheating and ask questions and get advice. I needed that so much. My mom is going to be helping me a lot, like she always has.
    July 15th, 2013 at 07:34pm
  • the 1975

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    I wasn't raised by either of my parents so I have more of a friendly relationship with them. My mom is like a 50-year-old kid, so it's easy to talk to her about things like guys, relationships, sex…stuff like that. It is frustrating, though, because she lives in Florida and we only talk a few times a month over the phone and it seems like that's all she wants to talk about. She doesn't take much of an interest in my day-to-day life, like college or work or anything "grown up."

    My dad is a different story. We used to have a very distant relationship. He's big into sports and I always felt like he'd take more of an interest in my life if I'd been a boy—someone he could share that bond with, since he's very close with his step-grandson. But since I moved out (I lived with him for a few years) and did a bit of growing up, we're a lot closer. I can talk to him about pretty much anything, but he's not my first choice and by the time we talk I've usually taken care of it already.

    My grandparents raised me, so they're who I talk to about any and everything. They know everything that's going on in my life and even though my grandmother's a little nutty, she's my favorite person in the world. I live with my aunt currently (my dad's sister) and we're very close too. My dad's entire side of the family, I'd trust them with my life. I'm very lucky in that regard.
    July 16th, 2013 at 04:46pm
  • Airi.

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    It used to be very easy for me to talk with my mother. But in the last couple of years, our relationship has fallen apart. As much as I've been trying to rebuild it, very little has worked. She distances herself from me, so it's hard to build a relationship when it seems only one person is trying. So my mother has grown hard to talk to. I won't talk to her about personal issues anymore because of how far she's distanced herself, I just don't feel like I can trust her anymore.

    My stepdad is pretty easy to talk to. He's a lot more open than my mother is anymore. It's easy to talk and laugh with him. It's getting easier to talk about personal stuff with him as well. He's just more down to earth and calmer than she is. He isn't quick to jump to conclusions and he listens. So it's easier to talk to him. I love my mother, but it just seems like she doesn't want to actually be around me much anymore so she's gotten hard to talk to.
    July 18th, 2013 at 11:07am