Who is the most authoritative person in your family?

It's my mom. She has all the power to dictate and give responsibility to each one of us. We all respect her since she showed so much sacrifice for us, and she always taught us by example. That's why we admired her a lot. She's almost a perfect mother to us.

I am the authorative one in the house when it comes to my children and the animals. But when it come to the person in charge of me, its my husband.

I firmly believe that in God's plan for the family, the man is the head of the house. However, this is not to be taken in a domineering way. The husband is to love the wife as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it. When the man fulfills his part, the wife has no problem whatsoever in allowing him his rightful place. In fact she relishes it. In a marriage, I believe the man is the head, but does not work alone in this role. He consults his wife and sometimes others in the family, getting their opinions and advice - but the final decision is his, and all others should follow. My husband is definitely the head of our home. We deliberate things together, weighing the pros and cons, listening to each others viewpoints, but the decision is his and I wouldn't want it any other way. It has worked for us for almost 50 years. We have 5 now adult sons who are happily married with their own families and use the same principles.

My mother is the head of our family. In fact she is very controlling and wants to know every detail of our lives and then she feels she must add what she thinks we should do. It can be very irritating though I do love her very much. My dad is still alive and her husband but he is not quite as controlling as mom is though they work well together (complete each other and it is not always good).

oh that would definitely be my dad.. All the decision is made by him.. when he says no, then it's definitely No.. LOL.. though he is not strict, and he lets us be.. but when it comes to family outings, or vacations, when he says that we have to go, then we have to, no buts.

Meeeee. :) My dad wouldn't dare 2 do anything against my wishes. :) I think he is afraid. So many Indians are throwing out their elderly parents. He is being nice because he doesnt want to be thrown out and wants me to remember how sweet he has been with me. :) On a serious note, I think I get away asking anything and everything from him, and most of my friends as well. But it is not exactly u do this, or dont do that. It is I want/wish this and I want/wish that. And people just want to be there for me. It was not always like this. But it is now. And as I told u elsewhere, I'm loving it.

At the initial stage of my marriage I used to listen to my husband and all the main decisions he will take, but slowly we found out, he cannot take decisions without my opinion and needs guidance at every stage so slowly the responsibility fell on my shoulders and now you can say I am the authoritative person in my family.....

It used to be my dad when I was younger. His word was law and that was the end of the story. But for the past couple of years that role has shifted to my mom. My dad went through this stressful phase or something and since then he doesn't really care about anything. It's like he doesn't find any meaning in his existence anymore or something. My mom had to take charge of everything and it has been tough for her. So, we try to make things easier for her by not questioning her authority.

Hey, That would have to be my mother. I think that she makes the best choices in the whole family, my dad doesn't really know what he is doing, he always throws money away for his own holidays or whatever, when we are struggling to pay the bills. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!

That would be me. It was not a role that I wished for myself, but it was the one life cast me for so I have learned to accept it.

In my family we will all agree that it is my middle daughter. She is the take charge type of person. She is an RN and EMT, it is her job to make sure her patients are cared for and that they follow orders. She is good at giving orders. She does this with caring in her job and with her family. Next in line would be my oldest daughter. She is the typical oldest child. A born leader, teaching is her job and she has an air about her that makes you want to please her by doing what she wants you to.

Growing up in my family, I have seen both my parents as the authoritative persons in my family. They are the ones making decisions. Their words are taken seriously too. My father is usually quiet and when he speaks it is without humor. But after dying for almost 2years now. His words remain a guiding principle to many of our decisions and choices. My mom on the other hand is loud and very expressive. But now as an old lady she is listening more to us for decision making. Not the stubborn old woman who thinks she knows everything but is always willing to listen and learn. I'm proud of her!

Yes krupesh,every family got one..And in my family that was our mother because my father's gone many years ago.She command things and she demand the things that she think is important.We respect what our mother told us to do even sometimes it makes a bet harder to us to obey.happy posting to you my friend.

In my home it is my Father in law and my husband. Both are equally responsible and authoritative heads. But the kitchen ann maid section is exclusively my section.

My husband and I have equal authority in the house. We don't believe in one person being a head, we believe in a team. I believe that parents should share in the authority equally, and that one adult head should not have authority over the other and he totally agrees with me.

I am the tiger in the family! But my father is the Lion.

My mother is the authoritatve person in our family. She's controlling everything in our house. She handles everything and she is the disciplinarian in our family.

hi krupesh, similar to u. my father, i obey all and everything of him and i think that i have no power to overtake his speech. i love him as much as my mom. thanks

when i was still single and of course not yet married.. my mother used to be the authoritative person in our family. we are afraid of her, and she is the one who disciplined us most of the time. but i'm still thankful for that because we grow into a better person.

My mother is because my father refuses to take responsibility for things and when he does, he always makes the wrong decisions because he's a hot tempered/ impulsive person.