how many hours do you spend with your parents
By sophialin
@sophialin (2677)
China
March 12, 2008 8:00pm CST
every day? every month? every year?
attention,i don't mean simple stay together. i mean do something together,share happy or sad time,have a talk with each other,etc.
as for me,i live with my parents. apart form weekends,i take a walk with my father after supper every day.it's around one hour,when we have an intermittent conversation.
what about you? if you live outside alone,how often do you go back home or make a telephone call? wiiling to hear your advoice.12 responses
@sophialin (2677)
• China
15 Mar 08
good,i also want to be a housewife,while i haven't a boy friend to date. come on.
@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
you have done well. what i'm puzzled is how can you have breakfast with your parents every morning? don't mistake,it's really wonderful. i mean don't you need to work in a hurry every day?
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
14 Mar 08
my mother and i talk every single day, sometimes for hours at a time....but, to spend actual quality time together is maybe once a week or every two weeks. we both have children that we are raising so it's hard to find the time to spend the time we need together. we try to do it at least once a week though, but our kids seem to always be right there with us. would be nice just for her and i to be able to go to a movie or something every now and then, but my daughter is to young still to sit through one and we don't have babysitters either. God bless
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@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
14 Mar 08
my mother is still raising my brothers. they are 14 and 17, so they are still at home.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
i think you have more time to spend with her after your own child grows up. i'm a little puzzled,what do you mean that your mother have children raised now?
@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
you're a nice daughter.your parents must be satisfied with you. i never take them out for meals,as they think it a little wasteful.you know,they are traditional chinese parents.
@julievy (593)
• United States
13 Mar 08
My mom lives about a 3 hour drive away from us and my dad is deceased. I talk to my Mom about once a week - for 20 minutes or so. I go to see her every 4-6 weeks or so and usually stay for a day or a weekend. I do wish she lived closer so we could spend more time together.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
i think you should spend more time with her.we won't realize how precious something is until we loose it.i have spent more time with my parents now since my father suffered a badly disease two years ago.
@julievy (593)
• United States
14 Mar 08
I would love to spend more time with her but she lives quite a distance away. She has Alzheimers and in another year or two will need to come and live with me. I'm looking forward to that day when I can take care of her the way the she cared for me when I was small.
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@bubblyapple (2653)
• Philippines
13 Mar 08
i live with my parents, since we are all working, we seldom talk to each other during week days. But we see to it that every Sunday we go to church together and have lunch together. This is the only day of the week we chit chat and know updates on each other. My mom use to tell us that she don't care where we are from Monday to Saturday, but when Sunday comes we need to free that for family time. its conservative, yes, but i agree to my mom, we should set a one day of the week for family time, its very important.
@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
well,that's really nice. free one day in a week for family day.that's a wonderful idea which i'd like to copy to practise in my future family,while it's still a long time.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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14 Mar 08
It sounds like you have a lovely close relationship with your parents, I love my parents and they love me but we have never really spent a lot of time together. We dont live that far away from each other and we do talk on the phone but do not seem to spend much time in each others company, its just the way it is I guess.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
i recall the past time i spent and find my childhood is the most memorable and happy. i'm lucky now to live with my parents as i havn't been marriage.
@goodhappens (671)
• United States
13 Mar 08
I talk to my mom every morning except weekends, when she is in town we always either go out to dinner or she comes over for dinner, I have to share her w/ my brothers and sisters so one meal is about it till she comes back again. I would be worried if I didnt hear from her everyday, and she is not only mom but also a best friend. My dad on the other had, maby once a year but that is his choice.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
love from our parents is selfless and grate.i'm glad to see you and your mother have got along very well and enjoyed yourselves. happy each moment.
@sashuangqingfeng (103)
• China
13 Mar 08
As for me,I am living another city far way from my parents.It is nearlly 400 kilometers between these two cities.I missed my parents so much,sometimes.But I have nothing to change this situation,because I have to work in that city.To be a man,carrer is the first key to be considered,I think.Just after I do very well in jobs,it is possoible to bring happiness and joys to our parents.Because of the jobs,I do go back home just twice in a year.It is really a long time for me.However,I made a telephone everyweek.Here,I hope every parent can lead a happy life,really!
@sophialin (2677)
• China
13 Mar 08
well,you have done well.what you should is to keep in touch with your parents. let them know you're ok outside and don't to be worried about you. that's enough.
@god314159 (84)
• China
14 Mar 08
As we grow up,we found that we have less and less words to say to our parents.I don't know when I began not to my heart to my parents.I know parents will be always by your side.I make a phone call permounth to my parents since I go to the college.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
i know what you mean? but have you thought that's because you lack communication. you share and communicate less,then go away farther.it's a malignant circle.
@longsperes (64)
• China
14 Mar 08
I just want to say "sorry" to my parents when seeing this. I live in XiaMen - south China but my parents and sister live in Inner-Mongolia north China. It's 3 years since I graduated when I first went home to celebrate Spring Festival. When I got home I have to spend several days visiting all the relatives . then they would turn back to thank my presents. So there was little time left for me to stay along with my parents ... I didn't company my parents last Spring Festival.
I talk with them on phone at least once a week, about 20 minutes per time. I say everything to my mum but only few words to my dad.I don't know why just don't know what to say when my father at the other hand.
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