Parents

[Jazzy]

Are your parents proud of you or are they the type that no matter what you do, it never seems good enough for them?

 

[Cranos]

I haven't really done anything they could be proud about.

 

[Evil Eye]

Out of those two... proud.

I haven't really done anything they could be proud about.

You finished school didn't you?

 

[Cranos]

Out of those two... proud.

You finished school didn't you?

Just secondary school like everyone. I think their standards are a bit higher than that, mine are anyway.

 

[doenut]

Proud. My parents are now aging and it certainly puts a perspective on things from both ends. They are more vocal now about expressing their pride.

 

[Rapunzel]

No matter what I do, nothing is ever good enough for my mother. It's caused a LOT of damage.



Sadly we've now got to the stage where we don't speak and haven't for several years.



I love her. I hate her. I miss her. I blame her. I want her to call. I don't want her to call.



She's still screwing up my life, even though I never speak to her, because her's is the voice in my head that tells me how stupid and rubbish I am.



Oddly enough, it was talking to Jazzy a while ago that helped me realise I'm not the total waste of space my mother thinks I am.



Yet, even knowing that, it's hard to gain the confidence I need, as her voice is still there, criticizing me constantly.





The good thing is...you can either follow in your parents footsteps, or you can break the cycle.



I NEVER hit my kids. I talk to them all the time. I tell them I love them every day. I praise them and tell them I love them.



People are ALWAYS saying what lovely children they are. It's because I always have time for them.



Every cloud has a silver lining.

 

[Nebulous]

My dad hasn't been in my life and my mom has passed away. Prior to my mom's passing, she was very proud of the fact that I am a good father and have always kept steady employment (before that, did good in school).

 

[Dennis]

I live in a 1 bedroom/junior apartment with four people. I'm not by any stretch rich or even middle class, but i LOVE my parents. They will support me when nobody else does and it's not worth fighting with them, because the only person that will ever truly strand by my side, is my mother.

 

[The Dragon Master]

My parents alternate between the two... They can be proud, but then it feels like I can't do anything that makes them proud. It can be confusing at times, but I manage to get through it. It's only now that I've moved from home that I have more confidence in myself