How do/did you get on with your parents?

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Could you stay at home all your life or could you not wait to leave, i am about 50/50 on one hand i love home comforts but on the other i think my parents tried to get me to leave by using certain physiological methods that made it impossibleto stay.
 
I could stay at home until I die, but given that my home is also a farm/bed and breakfast/wedding venue, 'living' at home automatically includes ~sixty hours of work per week. My parents seem to love having me home for some reason... That's part of the reason why I am now living in the south of France. ;) :D
 
I got/get on fantastically with my mum. But nearly 20 years ago I fell out with my dad over my girlfriend (she's not white British which he didn't like). We only reconciled when I found out he was dying of cancer a number of years ago. I deeply regret ever letting my relationship with my dad getting to where it got to. But I am now married to her and we have two amazing children. So ultimately I wouldn't want to change that. But I would definitely do things differently and it's a key reason I persuaded my wife to make amends with her mum a few years ago when she fell out with her family.

Don't let arguments fester. You really don't know when you will lose your parents and you can't change things when they are gone. Life is short; family are important.
 
I get on with my parents really well. We're a very close family, they're like best friends to me.

Not being there this Christmas is going to make my Mum cry! Oh well :o
 
Fine, i live with them still and i'm turning 24 in December, i also work with my mum and younger brother, my mum is my boss at work as well as she is the Media Arts Director and Deputy Head at the secondary school i work at, and my brother is an ICT Technician, and i'm the Media Arts Technician. People at work call us Team Henson [my last name].
 
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I got on very well with my parents and would have lived with them longer had I not got married. They were great!
 
When I was younger I was a nightmare. These days I get on very well with both my parents and although it's frustrating being stuck at home (paying off debts), I couldn't ask for better parents to live with.
 
Hades said:
she's not white British which he didn't like
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So he's racist? thats harsh, it's your life, parents should be happy with whatever you choose to do in life. However I get how you feel. I think my dads a bit homophobic (not that I'm gay) but I tease him all the time about it. But if I was gay, I bet my dad wouldn't be happy because he wants grandkids. Thankfully I have a girlfriend (with massive ****) and although we're not looking at having a kid yet (because I love my computer and car too much) we have decided that we will probably have a kid in the future (probably when we're more mature......BOOBIES!)

If it wasn't for the social aspects of living at home I would stay, although I dislike being known as "that 40 year old who still lives at home" I'm currently 24 and I've been with my girlfriend for 7 years. in 2012 we will be looking at moving out into our own place.

Living at home is great, washing gets done, free rent, food on the table, not that I treat the place like a hotel, but I've lived there my entire life, and since my brother now lives in Australia, I think my mum is trying to keep me as close as possible.

As both our parents live in Derbyshire, when I eventually do move out I will be staying close by, after all who can turn down a sunday roast cooked by their mum?
 
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I get on with them both ok. We are not an overly close family to be honest but at the same time we are not at each other throats.
 
Having moved out I could never live with my parents again, though that's not because of any problems with our relationship. Do favour my mam over dad mind heh :)
 
Seems to be a lot of dad issues on this site, my dad gets at me a bit for pretty much living in front on my PC. But he did bring me a bacon sandwich at work this morning :-)
 
I have a love/hate thing going on with my dad, always have. He means well but boy is he annoying as ****!!!

Mum is better and more stable, but i've never met a more senitive person, so speaking to her is difficult
 
I get on with my parents fine. I don't live there most of the time though with uni/placement. It means they can't nag me (as much, anyway) and when they do see me it's more fun.

My best mate loves my Dad too actually. Mine being quite jokey and up for a drink down the pub where his would rather stay in and drink tea while reading a newspaper.
 
I was close with my parents up until I was about 13 & started secondary school, then my teenage hormones kicked in and I guess I was a bit of an idiot and started to become a rebel even though when I was younger I was seen as the golden child by everyone lol.

From 13 - 18 I didn't have a good relationship with my parents, I hated being told what to do and I got into a few bad habits I guess. But now (I'm 22) I have a good relationship with both, probably cause I'm way more mature and I have a decent career on the go! Funny how getting a good career/job makes a difference to your parents lol. I didn't go to university so they always held that against me since my family is quite well educated and everyone was surprised I didn't go to university. But now I've proven I don't need a degree to get a decent career they are happy!
 
Don't get on with either of my parents, probably see them once every 3 months. Left home as soon as i could. You need a licence to have a tv, drive a car etc but any scumbags can breed. Should be laws against it.
 
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