Have You Ever Had To Tell Your Parents Off?

I can't actually remember telling my parents off but I'm sure I did at some time. My girls have started telling me off but I take it all in good part, I know that what they say is usually right but I still rarely listen to them. Just getting my own back on them for the times they didn't listen to me.

Im always tell my parents off but in a polite and respective way. Specially my mum, she spent too much money and i can't afford to give anymore, and she spoiled my other sibs. And to my father, he always get drunk lolz, so i always have a word of him and when he is singing in karaoke i always tell him that they disturb people sleeping in that time of the night. And they always understand me and accept it and still love me hehehe Happy posting.

I don't live with my parents, so I don't need to tell them off - but I'm sure I would if I was living with them as my Dad also has the habit of a very loud television! I suppose our hearing deteriorates as we get older - my children always say I shout - so I suppose we should be tolerant - but the older I get, the more I am irritated by noise, so I don't even have the sound on my computer turned on.

I definitely think that kids should have the right to speak up when they feel bothered or that something isn't right.. This is a scenario where what matters is not so much what you're saying as how you're saying it because if you rudely tell them off you'll look disrespectful (and give them a reason to punish you). You could also try telling the other parent about it and see if, in your instance your mom, can do something about the volume of your dad's tv.

Well It's ok as long as you are being polite to them. Yes it's important for you to do so and treat them as they treated you when you were a little helpless child. Even if they did something bad or they were not very nice to you, You can make a difference by being nice to them. I am sure God will reward you for that. Do think for a while that if our parents have been that impatient to us while we were little children then we might not be able to be as we are today. Your case reminds me a story of a Young man and his old father. As the young man got back home from work..his old father asked "what is that sitting on the tree?" The man replied, "It is a crow, Father." After a while the old man asked again. And his son answered him politely. When he asked the same question again and again...the young man start yelling at his father and telling him that it was a crow and telling him that how annoying his father has become. The old man sadly got up and went inside, after a while he came back with an old diary. Where he had written, "Today, when I came back from work, I was so tired and sleepy but I wanted to spend sometime with my son. He asked me "what is there sitting on the tree father?" I said, "It's a crow son" after a while he asked the same question and I told him the same answer. He kept asking it again and again and everytime I replied him back with a smile that keeps growing wide on my face. Finally I told him for the 100 time that it was a crow. By reading this the young man start crying and apologized to his father. That ends the story but not everyone gets the chance in his life to apologize and be thankful for what he has :-) Try not to get your blessing for granted. I am sorry for the long post but that's a little touchy topic for me as I love my father a lot and I want to be there with him when he grows old... May Allah help me give him back what he has always gave me..aameen! :-)

Yes, I've told my parents off a couple times, because the thing is, my mom and dad weren't the smartest people, because they were focused on sports more than anything. Damn, my dad used to be called "The Animal" down at the basketball courts, but me being age 18 he continuously asks me how to spell words that high school freshman could spell. While I sleep through my classes in high school (I'm a senior by the way) and then ace all the tests. So basically, this one day I saw my dad constantly making bad decisions so I called him on it, and he didn't really get mad, he kind of felt sorry for himself I believe "Yeah Dan, you're right, I know I'm not that smart but darnit I'm trying to be your parent why can't you just accept it?!" It made me feel so bad and I immediately apologized for my actions. I think raising a kid would be the same way, because telling your parents off is somewhat of a role reversal for your little rant at them, and the 5 seconds that follows. It think telling your parents off is only OK sometimes, because overall, they are your parents and they are the SOLE reason you're alive. You just can't get mad at that because they gave you the ultimate gift; life.

You should consider getting your Dad one of those devises you wear behind your ear to help them when watching television. It amplifies the sound so they don't have to turn up the volume on the set. Now for your question. I have told my Mother off quite a few times. She gets highly perturbed over this. She says that I shouldn't talk to my mother that way. I say that I am talking to another adult as an adult and it is out of concern not because I am being a spoiled brat. That makes her take a step back and listen.

My Dad also has the television on way too loud for me...but he is quite deaf and he has it loud so he can hear it. Maybe if you take him for a hearing test to ascertain if he needs hearing aids. It's a common affliction among the elderly. Dad also feels the cold and to see him in the summer time, sitting watching tv rugged up in a blanket because my bro-in-law has the air conditioner on a cool setting tugs at my heart. J will say "why are you under a blanket?" and Dad will say "it's too cold" and J replies "but we are too hot." It's dad's home and they are guests...they had the air conditioner installed and Dad had to pay for it...nearly 4 grand....I reckon he should have a say. My bro-in-law quite often speaks to dad like he's a child and Dad gets fed up after a while and says.."Don't treat me like a bloody idiot" I really want to smack J. My sister says nothing to her hubby. I sometimes tell my Dad off for not wiping down his benches properly but in a way that he knows I'm concerned about his health. He jokes with me about it every time I visit with him now. He is his own master and it is his home ... he is my Dad and right or wrong he deserves my respect and love and care.

Does your dad need a hearing aid and is he living with you, or are you living with him? I think I've "told him off" twice in my life, so far. Once as a little girl, and i got in BIG trouble, and once as a teen. He is getting older now and my sisters and I are trying to make sure that he takes care of himself (he doesn't always). I tend to be the one that does stuff with the least amount of confrontation. My two sisters aren more comfortable with confrontation, so they have take on the job of "telling him off" when necessary. It really is a difficult thing for me to do, but if I were living with him, it might become more necessary.

Hello wolfie. My father always listens to the radio with the volume so loud. I don't live with them, but when I go to pay a visit to my parents in their house, I would tell him to turn it down a little bit. My father is a little deaf, so he usually turns it up when he listens to the radio. He does not mind my telling him to turn it down a bit. When my mother watches TV, he also asks my mother to watch it with the minimum volume she can hear herself. Such is my aged father.

Yes. My parents aren't the healthiest people- my dad's an addict who I haven't spoken to and my mom's a self righteous, closeminded, reserved, person. There have been many incidents growing up where I saw that something was not right [morally] and I would try to reason with them. They never listen to me, because "I'm just the kid." And so I have gotten fired up and tried to get them to listen to what I have to say.

I have told both my mom and dad off before. Of course I kind of felt guilty after I did it. Mainly just because I wasn't being listened to. Just because I was the kids didn't mean that my opinion shouldn't have at least been acknowledged. It's human nature to get upset and sometimes explode on someone if they won't listen though. That's one of my biggest pet peeves.

As far as "telling your parents off" I guess that really depends on what you definition to really is. It sounds kind of disrespectful to put it that way. Sure I have had words with my mom, but that is because growing up I was the responsible one, and she was the impulsive one. She was the spendy one, I was the thrifty one (Well more so than her lol). I did try to offer advise... in the kindest way possible.. but again I knew the child and she had the final say (GOD I HATED THAT). So telling them off... bad... suggesting and hoping for the best... yeah thats good.

When I was in my teens. I had to tell my parents whats up. My mother would watch tv very loud. Didn't do any good to have her turn it dowm. So I did it for her. Some times parents are just rude like that.

I think you need to take your father to have his hearing checked before you start in on him for having the TV too loud. Or get one that has closed caption so he can read what is being said. Turning the TV, radio or any other listening device up loud is a sign of having a hearing problems. I would never talk back or be nasty to my parents. I would try to find out why they do these things by asking them in a quiet polite way. The answer may surprise you. I don't think they do things to embarrass us.

Just because we love our parents and they love us back(supposedly), wolfie, does not rule out the possibility of having an occasional disagreement. What can I say, personalities often clash.When my mom was living we disagreed quite often, and I remember several years ago that I would not talk to her for a month. She was proved right eventually, and I, of course, apologized to her. Being a parent to four adult daughters means there is never a dull moment in my little family group. We argue all the time - then kiss and make up.

What and risk a spanking? Actually my parents have pretty much stayed out of my business once I grew up. I did once say something to my dad about something he did that was very wrong when I was a child. He just basically responded that he and mom had done the best that they knew how at the time. As for my in-laws.... I try to leave any "telling offs" to my husband. They are basically well meaning but annoying, mostly in regards to getting into things and putting them back where I can't find them.

I'm not so sure that 'telling off' is the term I would use. Telling off is such a disrespectful thing to do. But, I can see where it may seem required. I have a policy in my home that my children don't have to do anything I tell them to do... if they have a logical reason why it shouldn't be done. This has resulted in some crazy debates with the 6 year old. But, we usually come to a good compromise. When it comes to my own parents my mom and I have a pact. If I don't ask her for advice on raising my children she doesn't give me any. If she doesn't ask me what she should do about the wayward teenagers, they I don't tell her what to do. I have 'told on them' on more than one occasion. But, I don't just tell her how to deal with the situation. My dad is another matter all together. He has mistreated me all my life and I kept letting him stay in my life because he is my dad. But, I recently discovered that he is still the same person he was back then, just gone about it differently now. So, I told him that if he can't treat me with respect then he doesn't need to be part of my life anymore. He has evidently decided that he can't treat me with respect.

Hehe, good discussion. Yep several time i had had to tell my parents off! Like i remember one time when they had left me and my big sister babysitting, it was about half 12 and they still wernt home and we tried phoning both their mobiles but neither of them answered so when they got home we gave them a lecture lol. Kinda makes me understand how they feel when they say it guess

I've spoken back to my parents but I never told them off. I never expressed anything that they were wrong or anything. I believe your parents always wants the best for you. Im lucky enough to have understanding parents where they don't blame you for things. My dad is a nagger, he will be repetitive of what he says but it is truth that comes out. So if my parents may bring it up even if nothing like that happened I just listen and accept it. I always assumption if they didn't complain I wasn't doing anything wrong. There wasn't really appraisals around my family or even pats on the back.