Do you have friendly relationship with your child?

I love my son very much. He is an only child and the apple of my eye but it's hard to like his behavior sometimes because he hasnt really accomplished much in his life. He's 19 going on 20 and has had good jobs which he quit and smashed up his car. He just is so directionless. I'm sure it's painful for him but he just doesnt want to grow up. We are friendly generally but whenever anything else falls through it's a big disappointment.

I have two daughters, one is 26 and one is 19, and they are both out on their own. Plus I live 300 miles from my oldest and 1600 miles from my youngest. I always pushed them to be independent and do things for themselves, even at an early age, if it was something I knew they could do on their own. I do have a good relationship with both, and we talk on the phone or email several times a week. They do still call and ask my opinion on things, or call to talk about a decision they need to make, but in the end I let them make it, I only voice my opinion when they ask for it. My oldest and I get together more often then I do with my youngest daughter, just due to finances and the expense of traveling, my oldest daughter comes to visit about 3 - 4 times a year, and may stay for a week or two. And usually when we are together it's more like friends, but it's the same when I see my youngest too. I always had the type of relationship with my girls that they could talk openly about anything, and I could talk to them about anything.

Very friendly indeed-I talk to them calmly and they have a strong positive view about me-they know what I like and hat I dont like, therefore when with me, they know the dos and donts and they try to live by it! I didnt visit them this month in their boarding schools, they were very concerned and i had to do a lot of explaining,to convince them-I also had to bribe them to accept my explanations

Well my kid is 3 years old. So I cannot comment how I will behave with her when she grows up. But I will try to maintain a friendly relationship with her just like the one I have with my mom. I never needed a friend, since I could share each and everything with my mom. Now I stay too far from her and miss her every second.

My kid is almost 2 so far i have a good relationship with my kid and i intend to maintain it.I hope she will not change also But as what we all know if kids grow up thy tend to find kids that are the same with there age so mothers be ready to be left out.(HUHUHU)but for now i'll just enjoy the relationship with my kid we mean the whole world for her now and it's a great feeling that someone need you so badly i'll just enjoy it for now and worry when she grows up.

i have a 16 year old boy and a 17 year old girl. when they were small,my husband and i saw to it that one of us should be with them all the time.even they had a nanny around,my husband will not allow the nanny to bathe them or feed them.so our family really develop good ties.the girl used to beg their dad to allow her to sleep in her bedroom...but the daddy would lovingly say,sleep just where i could see you.LOL,funny but lovingly done.i am not ashamed to say the 2 kids sleep with us in one room.the boy at 6 ft tall,wants to be with us.i have made it a rule that unless they wont leave our room by their own decision,i will not force them.time will come that they will have both their own ways.i dont want to push them away so that when they do decide to leave,then i will be sure that we enjoyed them well. this has something to do with our culture too.unless they finish college,we wont allow them to work.not yet,even part times.we have to provide everything then.its ok,its how it is here.until now,they still ask me to tell them stories.of course they go out with friends.they lead a normal but protected life.the boy has a school service,the girl who is in college,we fetch.her classmates always spend the week end with us.since my husbands work requires him to travel a lot,like every two weeks,we arranged that on days,my husband is around,we wont allow visiting classmates.on week ends when my husband is away,the classmates...boys and girls...lots of them come.they enjoy so much.their classmates say my husband and i are both cool.im happy this way,the kids stay at home with me to watch over. problems are always discussed,but for now the 2 only have very minimal problems,usually only involves very expensive items we wont get them,which is no big deal for them.i can say,we raised the kids well.boyfriend for the girl?shes not serious yet.girlfriend for my boy?lots of girls come to see him.he likes some of them...they go out as a group,watch movie,with me waiting around drinking coffee...when they finish college...yes,my husband will still be here for them.they're good children...

hi. My three children and married and in their 20's. Sometimes it feels weird, but they are my best friends. They always come to me first with joys or sorrows, and I go to them. I confide personal problems and think, "Is this okay? These are my kids, and I'm the mom!" But they are very receptive and always eager to help. They see it as a chance to repay all the help I gave them while they matured.

I have 2 children. One 27 and one 23. At the moment they are living in my house, trying to get on their feet enough to get back out on their own. There are sometimes problems because it is my house and I want them to respect that. For the most part, we do have a loving, friendly relationship. They make their own lives and their own decisions. I tried to guide them to become useful, caring, and well rounded people when they were young. As they got older, I allowed them to make their own decisions and their own mistakes, just as my mom did with me. I was first and foremost their mother while they were growing up. I am now their mother and their friend. They come to me with problems, and I listen. They come to me to share good things that are happening in their lives and I congratulate them. I think I have a wonderful relationship with my children.