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Do you have a close relationship with your parents?
By hdjohnson
@hdjohnson (2981)
United States
October 27, 2008 9:34am CST
Growing up, it was just my mom and I for many years. I never knew my biological father. So needless to say, we had a semi close relationship. Although our relationship changed as I got older and we grew more apart unfortunately. I miss my mom as she passed away in 2004. I know she knew I was sorry for my past disobedience to her and how I was rebellious as a teenager. But I wish I had a better male role model in my life to help guide me along the right path. That of course is history now.
I really can't undo the past, but I can make sure that I maintain a healthy relationship with my own children so that we don't grow apart as they get older and have children of their own. I can make sure that I am the male role model that my kids can look up to, and say to their friends one day, that's my dad.
I'll say this: since, I have experience in this area. If you don't have a good relationship with your parents and you would like one. I would suggest that you do everything possible to speak to them in a sensible manner setting all previous PAST hurts or things you both may have said to one another out of anger. It is vital that you don't allow unforgiveness or resentment or hurt to prevent you from having productive and fruitful relationships with the people in your life now. Trust me you will be so glad you did!
Do you have a close relationship with your mom or dad, or legal guardian?
6 responses
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
27 Oct 08
I have a close relationship with my mom, although we fight sometimes. We are very independent women with our own ideas about how life should go that are not always in agreement. My father and I have no relationship, at all, to speak of. He sends me money occasionally, not that I ask him to.
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@rainmark (4302)
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27 Oct 08
Most of my younger years i grew up with my grandparents so i am most closer to them compare to my parents. Specially on my granny we are close, i can talk to her about my problems and secrets which i can hardly talk to my mum. but now i am trying to build a close relationship between me and my parents. happy posting.
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@DonnaLawson (4032)
• United States
28 Oct 08
I had a great relationship with both of my parents although both of them are gone now.. My dad passed away in 1963 when I was only 16 years old.. I still miss him so much.. My mother passed away about a year and a half ago, but we got so close before she did leave.. I have always loved and respected my mother, I had a great mother and I am not just saying that, she was a wonderful christian woman and a great mother.. She was easy to talk to and fun to be around even on up until the days before she passed away.. She was 90 years and 1 month old when she passed away and each of her daughters had to spend a 24 hour day with her, she lived alone, I enjoyed my day so much, I had my mom to myself and we had fun, even if most of it was talking and watching tv.. Everyone should realize the treasures they have in their parents.. They are gone way too soon..
I am going to try and upload a picture of my mom taken at the age of 90 years old.. She was a beauty..
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
27 Oct 08
I do have a very close relationship with my mother, she is everything to us and e love her so much although we do give her some head aches in the past, it does not mean we love her less. as for my father we really have no idea where he is and we don't care, he is nothing but a sperm donor to us. 
