When It Comes To Your Parents Who Are You Closer With? Why?

Happy Parents - Happy and extremely proud parents with their daughter the day she finally graduated college.
Canada
October 25, 2010 12:51am CST
Well I grew up in a broken family and only had my mom around to raise me and my sister. I'm now 32 and have to say now that I understand what she went through, I think she did a amazing job. Even if my dad had been around I think I would have always been closer to my mom because I was her first born child plus me and her and so much a like. If I can be half the parent she was when I was growing up I would consider myself blessed. Come on, be honest we all will usually be closer to one parent so which was it for you and why?
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• Philippines
26 Oct 10
When I was still young like in the elementary grades to high school, I was really closer to my mother. My parents also split up at that time so my mother was always with me. But as the years went on when I started live by myself, I've started getting close to my father. I don't have any hurt feelings for both -- they were and are still are very loving and supportive parents up to this day that I have a family of my own. I love them both dearly.
@mhypie03 (683)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
My dad work overseas ever since I was a kid. Though I have my mom with me before, I felt a little bit closer with my dad and it's because my mom is on the hype of a menopausal stage. It was a horrible experience since kids do not understand what's going on and I think it's unfair too. It felt like I do not have any family anymore. But later on, my mom realized most part of it that I've learned to forgive her. Right now, we're doing very well. The bond has grown more, I can't afford to lose her. As for my dad, I am trying to build a closure. He's just so hesistant to pour out what he feels and thinks because he trusts his friends more than his family.
• United States
25 Oct 10
im close to my mom and my dad. i can talk to my mom and dad about just about anything. i think im closer to my dad though. my dad is my problem solver. my mom is great, dont get me wrong, but i can relate to my dad a lot better. plus, me and my dad can joke around. if me and my mom were to joke around like me and my dad do (trust me, ive tried) she just calls me stupid. lol. she doent know what to think. lol
25 Oct 10
Sometimes, my mum, sometimes my dad.
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
my father is an OFW(seaman) even before i was born... he travels a lot...its like he spends an entire year at the sea..and stay home for only a couple of months..more or less 3 months... after all those years my mother was the one who took care of me...i was the only child for 11 years...everybody in the family loved me specially in my mom's side my father still provides me with the things that i want and need..but i guess im closer to my mother eventhough we fight a lot
• China
26 Oct 10
I love my mon and father thanks
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
25 Oct 10
Hi Krizz, I love my parents both, but since my dad was always away from home due to his job, me and my sister were always with mom. So we're naturally closer to mom. It's so easy to open up to her, I can tell her about my crushes, my boyfriend, the people I love and hate and why. I was never able to that with my father.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
25 Oct 10
My father passed away when I was only fourteen years old so I didn't have any choice but to be closer to my mother. However, even before my father passed away I think that I was closer to my mother than my father. The reason for this was because of the fact that we had a lot more in common. I was always my mother's shopping buddy while my brother and sister were more the children that would go stay home and watch sports with my father. I was close to my father while he was alive, but I was always much closer to my mother.
@hushi22 (4928)
25 Oct 10
i am very close to my mom than my dad because my dad is so obsessed with money and acts like a spoiled brat. he counts every single penny he spent for our education and it is truly annoying because it is his obligation. we didnt ask for our existence. duh...besides, all of us already graduated and have a good job but he doesnt appreciate it. he wants thousands of money every month to just spend for anything he likes, but we prefer to control the money and not overspending or just giving it to anyone like what he did for quite many times. grrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!