I have posted before about my now relationship with my parents and how they were absent growing up.
The post and messages helped me so so much, I really was thankful and it turned out, sadly, not alone. So many people struggle with their present relationship with parents after a troubled passed.
Anyway, I am trying not to be so emotionally available. It has gone unnoticed, not that I expected any different and I'm ok with that as I never expect my parents to change. The post was more about me moving forward.
I am just interested to know what a 'normal' relationship between adults and their parents should be?
I have my own view on a parent should be but obviously my dc's are still young. I also have my own view on how I will be as a parent (different to my sisters view) when they're parents themselves.
Interested to see what your views are as I wonder if I expect too much from my parents. Wondering what your parents bring to your life? Do they enhance it? Should they as we get older? What do they bring? What should they bring? Do they spend time eith their grandchildren? Should they?
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How should a parent be a patent to their parent children? What is 'normal' because I don't know.....
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cupcakesmakeyouhappy · 16/10/2017 14:30
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