3/30 - Describe Your Relationship with your Parents

Describe Your Relationship With Your Parents

As a teenager I had a "strained"relationship with both mom and dad. We got along well, and I could laugh with them, but I never felt the need to confide in them. I went through a pretty rough time in middle school and the beginning of high school and my dad just couldn't wrap his head around what happened to his happy-go-lucky little girl. I had friends struggling with mood disorders, divorce, and abuse and got so wrapped up in feeling bad for friends, I forgot to be thankful and appreciate the things I was blessed with. As I got older my relationship with my parents continued to be stressful. While I did well in school, I decided I needed to be more of a hard-ass. I took up smoking for at 16 while working in a restaurant and had been drinking since my freshman year of high school. To this day my parents have no clue the tangled web of lies my friends and I used to weave so we could go do things we knew they would never approve of. Despite my attempts to rebel, my parents had a tight hold on me. I had a very stable home life and resented them for caring so much. My 10:00 curfew didn't cut it for the badass image I was trying to portray.

Eventually, I grew up. I realized that everything my parents did was for my sister and I. My dad and I grew closer, but it was the relationship with my mom and I that really took a turn for the better. We went from being in a constant state of bickering, to being on the path to really being friends. Now that I'm away I call my mother at least 2-3 times per day. I spent last spring back at home due to some health problems, and my mom and I continued to grow closer. She is such an inspiration to me. Her and my father were both first generation college students who worked their butts off for everything we have. My parents are hardworking and never take no for an answer. While neither of them will ever dote on money, they both came from nothing and have allowed my sister and I to lead very comfortable upper-middle class lifestyles. I love these two people more than I normally let on, and am blessed to have parents as supportive of my every decision as they are.