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same
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Great
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my dad was halfway decent growing up.
my mom wasn't there for me after the age of 12. but i forgave her for her actions when she wanted a relationship again

though both parents are dead. father died of a stroke and my mom died of a heart attack (she also had breathing problems).
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good for now
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Great as kids

Horrible as a teen-young adult

Great as an adult
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n/a
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I'm the black sheep in almost every way. Different views on religion, science, politics, and I'm no where near the person in terms of success and personality as my siblings.

Still get a long fairly well, but room for great improvement.
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Mom - Mixed bag. I love her dearly, and she's literally the only person that actually cares about me at all. Though sometimes we don't get along at all, and during those periods we really can't be around each other much. Other times I question if she really does care about me, because I'm treated more like an extension of herself rather my own person, and she knows exactly how to guilt me if I don't do as she pleases. She's a good person at heart, but emotionally manipulates me a lot, and when I get fed up with that it causes issues. For the most part though, we get along really well as long as things are going her way.

Dad: He hates me, despises me, wants me dead. I'm not too fond of him either, I don't exactly want him to drop dead, but I wouldn't really be too upset if he did. I try my best to get along with him, I'm polite and do him favors all the time, give him money when he needs it. He's tried to kill me, and my mom several times, used to beat us both, etc. He always told me he wished I'd die and that I was worthless to him and everyone else.

His birthday was the 3rd, and I bought him dinner while my mom made him a cake. All he did when we brought it to him(my mom and I are living elsewhere for now) he ate it, then cussed at my mom because he thought the cake tasted like shit(it was actually really good) and insulted me for being worthless again. We stayed to visit with him, but got nothing but insults thrown at us until we left. The last time I spent a full day with him ended with a huge argument between me and him, and I ended up having to secretly stay at a hotel that night because he was threatening to shoot me in the head in my sleep, and it was serious enough that we believed he would.

He's an awful, evil man. I just my best to keep the peace, but me being alive is enough to set him off sometimes.
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My mom was psychologically abusive and somewhat neglectful too. I'm still pissed at the judge for letting her keep custody of me for so long. I still have many issues because of the time I lived with her. I very rarely see her.

My dad was and still is always there for me. He taught me all I needed to know to live by myself, he help me whenever I need help, he's encouraging, etc. He took care of me when I had my cancer. Really, I know I'm luck to have such a great dad. I see him at least once a week.

My parents shipped me away as a teen to live with my more accepting aunt in an attempt to prevent my younger brother from catching my gay. They practically treated my homosexuality as a contagious disease and were willing to sacrifice my established childhood to protect their other son's. I eventually ceased interaction with them for my emotional well being.

Years later my parents now want to reconnect with me after seeing how successfully independent I've become and think I would be a good candidate to step into the family business under my father's guidance. However, I'm aware that this was not their original plan and the reason they want to bother with me at all is because none of my siblings are suitable to take on the legacy.

Both my brothers have addictions and lack good work ethic. My older brother is in a mental ward and my younger brother is a caricature of a lost lazy pothead. My sister isn't interested in a career at all because she's already well off as a golddigger. She nailed down a wealthy man by getting pregnant which our mother was actually very supportive of. My sister was spoiled from day 1 in hopes that our mother would get grandchildren. Ironically, my sister's spoiled nature eventually deteriorated her commitment to our parents and now she refuses to allow our mother to see the grandkids at all. Our father is permitted to see the grandkids, not our mother...

Can't say I pity the old bitch. She's getting burned by the fire she started. And I'm half interested in my father's offer just for a chance to sink his business from the inside.


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Both parents are/were abusive, physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, you name it. My dad's actually mellowed out a fair bit since I started college and has actually become more supportive than ever, while my mom has gotten progressively worse, going on more and more power and guilt trips since she's lost the majority of power she had over me when I lived with her, so she takes whatever she can get.
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My dad's dead and I haven't talked to my mom since 2011 and likely never will again.
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quiet resentment
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you first
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great. love my folks
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Fantastic. Dad might be the greatest person I've ever met. Mom was always a bit strict but would do anything for her kids.

Especially now that I am older and own my own place we have zero issues. We get together for dinner once a week if we can, and they come over to watch my dog when I work long hours.
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My mom is dead and tbh became an asshole as she grew older. She was never successful or very smart but had a lot of strong opinions and if you didn't do as she said you were a piece of shit. Not huge life choices either, minor stuff how like to make scrambled eggs properly. Still, it was rough for me when she went because she was very sweet when it came to children. She was a great mother growing up.

My dad on the other hand was kind of a dick growing up and mellowed as he got older. He was an angry and loud guy growing up but once I hit my teen years he was fun to be around. I think he just didn't do well with small kids when he was younger. He made more of an effort to be patient with my niece and nephew. We get along really well now though. We hang out every week or two.
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It's good now. My mom thinks it's gross that I also like girls but she doesn't judge me for it. My dad and I get along, his reaction was "So? The game's on." I'm more like my Dad than my Mom in most things except music but there's some overlap.

tl;dr: It's good
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This topic makes me sad.

Parents are very emotionally void of any feelings. Not loving, not emotional. Never heard them say theyre proud of me, they love me, etc. Relationship was terrible with them as a kid and teen. We didnt get along at all. My dad has a bad gambling problem and gambled away all of the money my grandparents left for my brothers and my college funds so now Im drowning in student loans. Also sent me to a mental hospital in college for a few days because they didnt know how to parent.

I live in the same city as them and probably see them once every 6 months. When I lived further away Id only see them once a year basically.

My mom is the sane one. But I dont feel comfortable around my family at all. But I talk to my mom occasionally. Maybe once a month.

Never talk to my dad. When I see him at home we dont really have anything to say to each other. Hes an awful person and has diabetes. Probably about to lose his foot. Hes too dumb to change anything and I doubt hell last more than a few years from now because of his terrible eating habits.
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Great. My mom is as good as I can imagine a mother being. My dad was a good dad, but had a short temper sometimes. Married and still have a fantastic relationship with my parents.
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No father. I tolerate my mother because I feel sorry for her, but I keep as much distance as possible. I was the family "whipping boy". My siblings are all terrible. As far as I'm concerned, my family tree begins with me.
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My mom is amazing, sweet to the fault of being an enabler at times. My dads seems to always stay within reach but feels like we're on 2 different planets. I think neither of us knows how to approach the other and we don't share interest. Which if we don't share interest that's kind of on him since he had the ability to shape my interest. I still love him tho. We are just 2 different people.
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Mother - good now, was a bit rocky when I was younger.

Father - not looking to re-establish contact. I don't believe he has the capacity to even grasp how damaging he was.
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my father stopped paying child support when i was 10 and didnt care if i ended up starving or homeless. i feel for every kid who had this happen to them.
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My mother died 14 years ago and had cancer and spent a lot of time in hospital for most of my childhood, we didn't really get on and she had bad anger issues.

My dad and me get on great, interested in a lot of the same things and can talk about anything. He was a good person to drink with when I was still drinking, just sit up late playing music and talking about any old shit. Sometimes go to see bands with him if they're playing in his area. Just a great guy and I have a lot of respect and love for him.
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Do you have to put "CE" in all of your topic titles?
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mum is alright

dad is a dickhead
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My mom is part of my soul. She is my universe.
My dad is a completely different story lol but i still love him
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