what 's the relationship like beteew you and your parents?

its very difficult to describe my relationship between my parents. coz i have two different people that keeps on pulling me in two different side. and when they unite on one decision, sometimes they jst blast. like a negative and positive energy and me.... im the casualty. my dad makes most of the decision, my mom does the same thing but she cosults my dad first before doing anything so it pretty the same... my dad is still the dominant one. my mom listens and opens her mind but she never like fighting instead she follows as long as she could. but my dad never think of somebody else's opinion but only to his own judgements and beliefs. and me... im the rebelious child but successful. i never like going home no matter how tired i am. i just dont have a home, i feel like i have no place on my own to enjoy. thats why i am now here at australia away from my family.

In the United States it seems that more and more children are not being as friendly to their parents as they well should. I know that in some parts of the world family live together for a long time, including living with two different immediate families. That is to say that a daughter and son in law stay living with the daughter's parents so as to help with expenses and to lower the cost of things. I am not sure why Americans wish to move away from parents but I know I did at one time, and now am happy that I live with my fiance's parents. I love my mother very much and she is always a very sweet person. As for roles, I would have to say that she raised me well in that I know that she is my mother and I must not disobey her, even if I am not living with her in her home. I enjoyed responding to this discussion, I hope you have a wonderful evening.

Well I am very close to them. But it's rather feel good when you talk to them like their your bestfriend. It's very easy to open up what you feel and whats in you. It's being you no gap at all. I usually ask their opinion well cause they know what's best for me of course. When I laugh they laugh with me.When I am down they reach me and help me to stand up again. Have a nice day!

I know different people from different countries and cultures have different relationships with their parents some have more of a friendship,and some have a relationship where it is more like a dictatorship and the kids are more like slaves to the emperor,and I know that it is just the way things are in some countries and when it comes to the relationship between me and my parents we have always been close,when I was a kid I used to talk to my mother about everything and she was the one who took care of me,because my father used to drive an eighteen wheeler to try and make money for our family,so he was hardly ever home,and when he first quit he used to be very cranky all the time,and he would snap at me for asking him questions so I grew up scared of him,but he chilled out after a while and his anger went away and that is why even now that I am an adult I do not ask him stuff,I get my mother to ask him,but me and him are closer than we used to be and I do try and talk to him more because I know he loves me,and he is my father,and he knows I love him,even though he still has times where he gets cranky,but that is just his nature,and I know that is one of the traits I got from him,just like I have his temper and so does my half brother.

In western society relationship between parents and children like friends.The western parents try to understand the prblems of their children and the childrens overcome their problems with the help of their parents.I met some western people and saw their behaviour with their children.In china and other oriental countries relationship between the parents and children is almost the same as you described. These must be changed .The relationship between parents and children should be easy. In our region(Indian sub continent)it is changing.

In Philippines we have a close family ties. Everyone help each other. We don't send our old family member in elderly homes.

My relationship with my parents is non existant which is fine with me...Being a mom myself now though, my relationship with my kids is awesome..Yes I am their friend but I'm also the boss..We have a great balance between the two and it works out wonderfully for us

In the Philippines, it is like that in the West. Since the philippines is basically more liberal and westernized, we usually have the same tendencies than our western counterparts. I live in a home where I can freely criticize my parents. Also, we treat our parents like we are Pals, like going out every now and then. It is also happening with some Chinese families here in the Philippines. They tend to be more liberal and giving away with that tendency which has been prevalent in China mainland.