What kind of family relationship did you have growing up?

I was born in 1952. Children were seen and not heard. I was an only child and had a very hard life with my two parents. I did not know then what I learned later in life. They were married and may have slept in the same bed, but there was not a strong love there. My mother thought old ways and I had to dress like an era of 50's so as I was graduating in 1070, my mother had me out of style badly. I was made fun of alot. My father was like the series of the 50's go to work come home and not connect with family life. Mother crocheted and embroidered but told me she could not teach me either because I was left handed. I taught myself some crafts I could do and never bothered with her. My world at home was into books. Mark Twain and Louisa May Alcott and Laura Ingalls Wilder, and L.Frank Baum. I devoured these books and read over and over. Summers were never spent with my parents. At age 3 I could be found on my grandparents farm either helping grandma with her garden or picking blackberries. We also churned butter every day at 2 pm. I knew when this time was because she took an hour to herself to churn butter. she even got me my own butter churn with the paddles. If I was with grandpa I was found riding on the tractor either wheat or corn fields. I also helped with gathering the chicken eggs, and help feed the animals. I would bring him his lunch and a mason jar of tea or lemonade. Once I turned 15 I was in highschool and I started working at a Nursing home ran by the Carmelite Nuns. Those 13 women and my grandparents and a couple of my teachers gave me the love and encouragement that my parents never showed me for being a only child. The day after I turned 18 I went in the Army to become a Medical Specialist 91B20 during the Viet Nam War. So whatever my parents were not able to provide for birthing me, I managed to gain in other ways to become the person I became and am today.

I practically grew up in a conventional family with my mom and dad working side by side to shower me with love and guidance. I am a lucky child 'coz nowadays complete families are becoming rare. I wish the same for my kids. I'll try my best to let them experience what i grew up with. My husband and i will both work hard for it. :)

My family members have always been close to each other. It doesn;t mean that we always got along with each other either. We do have our moments but it shows how much we care about each other. My famuy knows i am there for them and I am sure they feel the same for me.

I grew up with a mother and father in the same household up until about 3 years ago. They were having problems after problems and just decided to seperate. Although I lived with my father most of my life his work required him to travel a lot so he was hardly home. Mostly out traveling and working. So our relationship was never close. We still keep in touch via the phone. But It just my mom and the three of us living together, and we're happier this way, its actually better for the family.

Hello Dominique. In my case, I have both parents growing up. I was lucky to have been brought up by my mom and my dad. My mom was the strict parent and my dad was the lenient one. There's only two children in the family and even though my brother and I had some petty fights, we still got along together. We do have a very tight bond and we support each other all the way. My parents sometimes fight as well but still I think it's a part of being a couple and a part of marriage. I can say that both my brother and I were raised well and were taught the values that we have now.

My parents had the traditional 40s kind of marriage, dad worked and mom took care of us and the household. I was close with mom.