I can't really find anything about my parents that I can look up to. Neither one of them seem to have any passion whatsoever and I feel like it rubs off on me. My mom can't moderate her drinking at all and it gets out of control at times. She uses it as a coping mechanism and nothing I do seems to have any positive effect whatsoever. When she drinks she starts interrupting people mid sentence and becomes the loudest person in the room. She couldn't string an intelligent sentence together to save her life and she often repeats stupid things over and over and over. My sister (20) seems to be on the same road and has the same addictive personality, but this doesn't seem to be enough for my mom to change into a positive role model. My mom's admitted to me that she has never had any interest in any deep thinking and since that's what I'm all about I feel like we can't bond at any substantial level. My dad takes care of his home in suburbia and occasionally adds entries on wikipedia. Aside from that pretty much all he does is play computer games and watch T.V. with his new wife. He's in terrible shape and was recently urged by the Mrs. to join her gym. I've done a ton of research on nutrition and fitness and try to offer him pointers but he reacts poorly every time I show myself to be more knowledgeable on any subject whatsoever. If he doesn't feel dominant, he's probably not a happy camper. It's not easy sharing these type of emotions but I feel better having expressed some of these feelings and I know this is one of the best places I could choose to do so. So thanks for letting me vent and if anyone has similar situations or advice they'd like to share feel free.
I got too many hugs as a child. My ribcage is fairy dust. ...Actually, my parents are so awesome that it makes my eyes bleed.
Your dad sounds like a smart guy who happens to be overweight (like everyone elses dad,) Drinking kind of sucks but I believe everyone has drunk family.
He is a smart guy, and I'm thankful for his genes. Do all dads hate it when their son starts to become better at almost everything?
so ya didnt get the cream of the crop of parents... get over it.... aint never met the perfect set of parents yet but if it makes you feel any better my parents sucked too..
Much better . I just feel like I should be able to help them or inspire them but yeah I can get over it.
you must play the cards you have been dealt. no matter how many flaws i can find in the rents i can always find inspiring qualities in them...know what i mean, nigga?
I'd rather my parents were drunk on alcohol than drunk on mormonism. they'd be just as socially acceptable.
Wow dude I never imagined a deeply religious set of parents ... that would be god awful. I feel waaayyy waayy better already thank you Burn.
Family are just people deep beneath all of the ideas and emotions that arise from the cultural label of family. Your problem can be solved by laying the expectations off of them and living them as they are. Naturally you are going to leave them eventually and you will be happy.
do you live with them? if so, maybe you shouldn't. i live about an hour and a half away from mine, and it works quite well for me. still close enough to see them from time to time, but i have my own life and they have theirs and rarely do those lives cross.
