how to get along with my parents

I've been far from my dad since 2003 coz he chose to live with his new girl and left us. I didn't experience that my dad tell me the same thing. I envy you for that. I am labeled before as Daddy's girl coz I'm always with my dad when I was young but everything turns sour when he lived with our neighbor and left far away from us. It's too painful and everyday and in my 7 years of being far away from him, I longed that my dad would tell me to stay . . But its quite too impossible coz he is not with us. I actually became independent since the day he left last 2003. I joined beauty pageants, bikini contests just to educate myself in college. I was 17 years old that time. I am not after with what I win in the competition, I am after with the consolation price I get which will had helped me to enroll in my college education. When I am in college, I joined dance troupe, choir, theater to help finance my education since once you join the club you will be having a discount to that. I also worked as a part time tutor to some Korean students and Japanese students and I was successful to that. Until I graduated and was able to work online which is now my bread and butter. In my college days I could say, my siblings and my mother, always told me to stay at home since I don't have time with them. I am always with my dance mates, co-tutors, classmates and friends, While I spend less time to them. I understand the feeling when they'd asked me to, THEY MISS ME. . They miss our bond . . Thats the point. Our close family ties was gone when my dad left. . We are different from before, we don't sleep together . . coz I always come home late. . I can't sleep with them coz I always come home late. I realized everything after all of the experience. . Its really hard to be far away from your loved ones . . especially from your parents and you're the only child. They really thought you don't love them coz you prefer to stay independent without them. . I take a picture to what might happen tomorrow. . I said, While they are still here . . I must stay with them . . coz we don't know time comes . . they'll leave and will never see them again . . friends can be found everywhere . . we can talk to them via phone . . we met new friends wherever we are . . but parents . . we only have one . . they can't be found everywhere . . they must be loved . . they must have most of our time . . so whatever your parents will tell you. . understand them . . that means they loved you . . Treasure it .. You're lucky coz you have them . . I envy you a lot. . Happy Holidays . . ^^

i am on my own since i graduated my secondary level so i really never encountered such family issue. and my parents understand why i only spend time with them during the holidays because i am my own life already. but of courSe i still love them as much as before. maybe your parents are adjusting now, please understand their side, they just miss you. in my own way, i am trying to let my parents feel that i love them, and nothing change with it. merry xmas.

yes. i went through that exact same problem when i was 18. i would always go out with friends on days that i didnt have school (college) and stay out really late so that i would be bothering my mother when i came late. then to make matters worse, i was dating a guy who my family disapproved of that i had met at school, so that meant staying at school way longer (he was a residential student). my mother kind of felt neglected on account of the fact that i would be home maybe 2 or 3 hours a day (which i would spend doing homework) and i only saw her for a few minutes everyday. now that i am a little older i realize that while i am growing up, i still have to recognize the importance of family and make sure to spend time with them because nobody knows how long they have on this earth to spend time with family and friends. while you still have the chance you should let people who are important to you know how much you care about them.

You must be clever in dividing your time. If not necessary, or on vacation, you better get along with your parents. In addition, you also have to give understanding to your parents, by giving reasons why you often go. Before you go out, you get permission from your parents. When you are outside the home, take time to call your parents. That way, parents feel, you have the attention and affection to parents.

Parents tend to be overprotective of their children. Sad to say, they care more about us than we care about them especially at those stage in your life. But as you get older, you will realize that most of your parents' advice are right and listening to them would have always been a right decision. Soon enough, you will be feeling their love more deeply, and even missing them when you'd be on your own. The best thing you can do is try to talk to them. My mom was so strict before that I needed to be at home even if I'm just out with a few friends doing school work. Let them understand how you feel. Try to compromise and arrive at an agreement.

I think parents don't want you to grow up because they are feeling they won't be needed anymore. Though I don't tell my parents I love them as often as I should I would be absolutly lost without my mom and dad.

Young adults like you go through this phase. While you would want to explore the world and enjoy your new found independence, they are scared what the big bad world will do to their little girl. Both you and your parents love each other, there can be no doubt about it. What you need to do is to set apart some time where you can have a roaring family time. As time goes by this time will actually reduce as your parents finally accept that you have grown up. Till then try to spend quality time with them as well as with your friends.

love is blind... someone who love someone else so protective, as 18 years old and going to be an adults you must able to explain to your father that join with society is important... and you must arrange your schedule when you must stay at home and when you go out with your friends, may be your father afraid you cannot divided which one that make our life better when you go out with your friend, proved that you go out not only for having fun but doing some good activity for your sake..

First of all i want to say,you are not mature,but this is nothing,after all you are 18,everyday want to arrange time,actually i also nothing important qualification said you in 18 years old,i also don't understand these,hope you can reasonable arrange your own schedule,if there is no time to see parents,greeting call it is also a good way.