Is your relationship with your Parents close?

[United-Clowgon]

I don't live with my Dad and he only comes down probably once or twice a year, don't speak over the phone or anything like that and he hasn't been in my life so tbh it's too late to try and start a 'father and son relationship' i've managed without him so i don't need him now or in future.

My mum, were not really close, i can't really speak to her if i want advice on something and were probably arguing 4 - 5 times for the week but in comparison to my dad.. i'm a lot more closer her.

[buttons]

i don't have a relationship with my dad
my mums my best friend though, i tell her anything and would rather spend time with her than friends so yeah we're close.

[AlexOC]

My dad died 3 years ago.
I don't like my step-dad that much but will talk to him.
I don't like the type of person my mum is.

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[Stefy09]

live with my mum, my dad is an alcoholic and treats his gf's kids better than his own kids

[wixard]

my mums great i'd say we probably get on the best and she likes me the most out of my sister and brother
i think we're just more alike, but when we clash we clash soooo bad
and our views on some things are completely opposite so that sucks sometimes.

i don't think we've ever said i love you to each other though haha, and we don't hug and all that

[MrGazet]

wow,not so happy family yeah ? ;)

Right,my parents divorced since I was 6 and it wassss agggess ago.

I do see my father once in a while like once in a week.I do call him but only for important stuffs like asking money and such.I was very close to him but the divorce changed things and he cheated on my mum,so like no.

As for mum,I'm closer to her.I don't tell her everything but still I share a lot of things with her and I can spend quite some time on the phone with her.I get along the most with her compared to my other siblings and she likes me :D LOL
And yeah,I just give her some occasional kisses and hugs :)

[Black_Apalachi]

My dad died just coming up to two years ago and we had a good relationship. I don't know it 'close' would be the right way to describe it but I could talk to him about anything and I reckon he would have been a great mate to have in general. I was possibly always a little closer to my mum but was pretty much always equal really. It's my brother who I fall out with all the time.

[Catzsy]

We all fight with out parents in our teens - that's just the way it is, usually. Maybe you should try to ask your Mum for advice though as it could make you closer. Also what do you argue about? Is it virtually the same thing everytime?
If it is then maybe think about doing or not doing what the problem is. She maybe having a hard time herself and sometimes we don't always appreciate this. I know I didn't when I was in my middle teens.

[Rozi]

I'm not close to either of my parents really but we do have a good relationship. Sometimes I hate my dad because of the past etc but I know he cares about me so I can live with it. I live with my mum and so yeah we're bound to argue, and I don't go to her for advice or help because I tend to like to be quite independent when it comes to stuff like that but we can have a laugh together so it's cool :)

[wiktoria]

I live with both of my parents. I am closer to my mum because I don't really talk to my dad much. I am close to them both though :D

[Cheryl]

I live with both of my parents. I am closer to my mum because I don't really talk to my dad much. I am close to them both though :D
pretty much same as this

[RatedRShadow]

I live with both of my parents. I am closer to my mum because I don't really talk to my dad much. I am close to them both though :D

Kind of same here. Just that my dad is on my side most of the time. But can't compare to my sister, because my mum is like always be there for her even if she is being used and stuffs.

[Absently]

i'm not really close to either of my parents. my mums not usually around, but when she is we'll usually do stuff together, but not much and i haven't talked to my dad in a few years. don't really talk to my step-dad much either, he just gives me things :P

[Black_Apalachi]

We all fight with out parents in our teens - that's just the way it is, usually. Maybe you should try to ask your Mum for advice though as it could make you closer. Also what do you argue about? Is it virtually the same thing everytime?
If it is then maybe think about doing or not doing what the problem is. She maybe having a hard time herself and sometimes we don't always appreciate this. I know I didn't when I was in my middle teens.

When you stop to think about what arguments are about, it is really stupid. In our family they mainly revolve around my brother and the XBOX :P

[Wig44.]

Live with both parents. Don't agree with them much though.

[Blinger1]

When i'm with my mum, yes its close. but its kinda hard to be 'close' living on the otherside of the world to her. with dad we are close, yes.

[LoveToStack]

Parents divorced. I visit my dad on weekends and live with my mum during the week. I'm much closer to my dad, simply because I just prefer the type of person he is compared to my mum. Not to say she's a bad person, just closer to my dad.
Could possibly be to do with the fact that I have to live with my mum, and she with me, whereas I see my dad for much shorter periods.

[Sharon]

Not close at all actually >3 Prefer my dad to my mum defo

[Richie]

na im not close

[Narnat,]

Nopee im no were near close .. i think of my cadets & My Friends as my '' Family '' Were all alot closer and we can all talk about anything ;DD They both do a mothers and fathers job .. To an extent ofc

[Tash.]

Not really. Never been particularly 'close' to my Dad, though I have always had the banter with him about football etc. I know he cares, he just isn't the type of person who shows love easily. Now he doesn't live with us anymore, so don't see him, do text him a bit though. My mum, who I live with, I have my ups and downs about. I know she does her best, but I question her state of mind and whether she thinks things through sometimes. When we clash, it's bad because our views and personalities are poles apart. So yeah, doesn't sound great when you put it like that actually.. haha. But it's taught me to be more independent recently, and for that I guess i'm thankful.

[Lindsey]

I am closer to my mom, because I Do not speak to my dad, My dad tries and texts me like everyday, but I don't answer back. Because I don't really like my father, but then I don't really have a close relationship with my mom neither. :S

[HotelUser]

I talk to them both. I don't talk to them about personal things or anything.

[sammy]

I'm extremely close with my mum, she's like my best friend & I can tell her anything - but when we argue we REALLY argue. Me & my dad are close too but we don't talk that much because we don't really have the same interests.

So yeah overall I'm REALLY close with both of my parents so ;)!

[luce]

yeah we're a pretty close family especially compared to some that you see out in Town or on the TV :)!

[HotelUser]

Does anyone here actually eat as a family?

[Catzsy]

Does anyone here actually eat as a family?

Yes we always do - when everybody is home in the evening.

[HotelUser]

Yes we always do - when everybody is home in the evening.

We're most always home together in the evenings, though eating together would seem almost alien :O

[Catzsy]

We're most always home together in the evenings, though eating together would seem almost alien :O

Well it's quite normal for us and we catch up with any news otherwise we just pass in the house!

[Metric1]

Eating together was something we ALWAYS did as a family even when my parents were together. Because it's just me and mom now we eat together when we can and mom always makes an effort for all of us to eat together at least once when everyone is home. My relationship with my mom is awesome, my relationship with my dad leaves a little bit to be desired. My dad tries to be my friend and he is a really nice guy but it's just hard because I don't see him very often and I'm more attached to my mom. My parents split and my mom had sole custody of us because my dad moved home. My mom provided us with a great life, it was a little tough in the beginning because my mom was left with a lot of debt from my dad and from the divorce but she ALWAYS made the best of it and she always told us that if we could get through the hard times our lives would be a whole lot better, she didn't disappoint. My mom is probably my best friend, I spent a lot of time with her when I was younger because my brothers would be out doing stuff and she couldn't afford to have somebody to watch me. When my mom would do a showing I would wait in the car... sometimes it would take hours but I always knew it would somehow make our lives better so I didn't complain. Don't get me wrong, the first year was tough and looking back, I know we struggled but mom never made it apparent to us. My mom began working a lot, like she would work from 8 in the morning until 10 o'clock at night sometimes.. my brothers would be out doing stuff because nobody was there to say no.. I learned how to take care of myself because it was better than sitting in an office or waiting in a car,my brothers would call me "Matilda" because I cooked and cleaned :( It doesn't sound like the ideal life, but my mom eventually became a broker and she had a lot more free time because she had a lot of people working for her (eventually I became one of them). My mom provided a great life for us, just like she promised.. call me a mama's boy, I don't care, I have a lot of respect for my mother.

[Judas]

Eating together was something we ALWAYS did as a family even when my parents were together. Because it's just me and mom now we eat together when we can and mom always makes an effort for all of us to eat together at least once when everyone is home. My relationship with my mom is awesome, my relationship with my dad leaves a little bit to be desired. My dad tries to be my friend and he is a really nice guy but it's just hard because I don't see him very often and I'm more attached to my mom. My parents split and my mom had sole custody of us because my dad moved home. My mom provided us with a great life, it was a little tough in the beginning because my mom was left with a lot of debt from my dad and from the divorce but she ALWAYS made the best of it and she always told us that if we could get through the hard times our lives would be a whole lot better, she didn't disappoint. My mom is probably my best friend, I spent a lot of time with her when I was younger because my brothers would be out doing stuff and she couldn't afford to have somebody to watch me. When my mom would do a showing I would wait in the car... sometimes it would take hours but I always knew it would somehow make our lives better so I didn't complain. Don't get me wrong, the first year was tough and looking back, I know we struggled but mom never made it apparent to us. My mom began working a lot, like she would work from 8 in the morning until 10 o'clock at night sometimes.. my brothers would be out doing stuff because nobody was there to say no.. I learned how to take care of myself because it was better than sitting in an office or waiting in a car,my brothers would call me "Matilda" because I cooked and cleaned :( It doesn't sound like the ideal life, but my mom eventually became a broker and she had a lot more free time because she had a lot of people working for her (eventually I became one of them). My mom provided a great life for us, just like she promised.. call me a mama's boy, I don't care, I have a lot of respect for my mother.

i actually love this post, i really do

[AlexOC]

I get my tea and take it upstairs to my room, my mum eats her in the living room, and my step-dad usually sits at the table in the kitchen and reads the paper during his.

The only time we ever eat together is at christmas, at a restaurant, or if its like a buffet kind of meal where you take bits and put in on your plate as you eat.

[Judas]

we always eat as a family, i think its important and we rarely dont :)

[Black_Apalachi]

I get my tea and take it upstairs to my room, ...

...and play Xbox with me while you eat it :L