It would be nice....

[Lying in a field]

...if my parents understood me. I'd so much prefer a shoulder to cry on than financial help.

Or maybe i should stop bitching.

Those weirdos are just in a world of their own.

[sundew]

Despite the problems you have with them, they will be dead one day, perhaps at a time when you're still alive, so maybe it's good to make the most of whatever you do have, however fragile, annoying, volatile or tenuous it may be.
Regret and guilt-ridden memories probably aren't nice to live with when you're older.

To be understood is a basic need though, it helps to seek others in your life who understand you and are a positive influence. That way you can relate with your parents on whatever level you can, without feeling like you're missing out so much.

[LuckyStripe]

I was gonna give advice, but sundew did it too perfect. Nothing else needs to be said. Listen to this person. (You probably won't, but later on you'll wish you did)

[warmhandedcanadian]

^^Yeah that's true ..... you're dad must be cool since he likes old Michael Jackson.

[Lying in a field]

My mother thinks things are impotant where they are not. My dad doesn't take responsibility for anything he says. So while they might be great, conversations about serious things are rarely easy.

And the worst thing is, they don't know how to think properly, the don't listen to each other even, they panic sort of. They don't put any effort into listening and thinking past what will benefit them.

Its hard to explain. And there i have my best friend's parents who are organic farmer geniuses who never lose their tempers, never not understand a thing i say, never judge, never panic....

eh, i don't know.

My parents are kind of stupid by choice.

[Wond'ringAloud]

Sometimes people are so busy taking care of the body they overlook the soul. There was a time when I used to meet myself coming back, and I guess I've been guilty in my time of all the things your parents do. Now I consider the soul equally important as the body, a lesson learnt perhaps from dd2. Some might say I think a little too much now, but who knows. Your parents will get there eventually I'm sure.

[Samhain]

It really isn't unusual to have difficulty with your own parents and to prefere other peoples, we can't choose are parents, as ive got older I give them more slack, parenting doesn't come with a rule book and like any human being my parents make mistakes
S

[Lying in a field]

Yeah, i know the key is accepting that you "cant change your parents", and by god, you really, really can't, no matter how you try.

But they're my parents, my best friends!

[Mrs.H]

I think Will Smith said it best:

"Parents just don't understand."

[Samhain]

Yeah, i know the key is accepting that you "cant change your parents", and by god, you really, really can't, no matter how you try.

But they're my parents, my best friends!
my parents are my parents and we respect each other, but they don't have to be my best friends, to me my best friends are very different
S

[warmhandedcanadian]

I think Jim Morrison said it best .......... "Father I'm Going to Kill you"

[HikerHauk]

oh dear, leave your parents alone

[Lying in a field]

I think Jim Morrison said it best .......... "Father I'm Going to Kill you"
Mother, yes son, I'm going to aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

I'll be sure to look to that song for inspiration.