Poll: Rate your Parents

[Red Bomb]

My mum and step-dad are the best ever.
They have supported me in whatever I wanted to do in life. My mum is a good laugh and I love her to bits.
My dad isnt so great. Just very selfish and doesnt really care what I do. Not that Im bothered, I have my step-dad so Im happy

 

[dfphetteplace]

My dad died when I was 12, so my mom had to handle me til I was an adult. I wasn't a bad kid or anything, I just caused a lot of political trouble in school. She seems pretty proud of me now, and I'm happy with the job she did. I hate it when people ***** about their parents. Unless they are abusing you, it probably isn't that bad. When I was in high school, a lot of people bitched about their parents because their parents didn't let them do what they wanted. They didn't let them do that because these people were dolts and would have done some pretty stupid shit. These were the people that thought they were rebels by smoking pot and drinking on the weekends. If you are pissed at your parents, the government, "the man", don't get drunk and wrap your car around a tree. You want to piss off your parents? Out earn them, Out live them, and know more then they did.

 

[neoontime]

WEll if i count TV as my parent
GREAT JOB

 

[regallmighty]

My mom is most liky going to end up in a stait jacket soon, but my dad is cool

 

[Blue Musician]

So, here's a poll, how are your parents? Rate them.

Also specify what makes a great parent as well as what you'll do differently or better as a parent yourself

I would rate them separately, my mother is awesome, yet my father... let's say I do not like him.
Also I need to go soon, will say what makes so when I come back.

 

[Ultress]

Both my parents are good people, both are set in their beliefs and a bit intalorent of others, My father has been known to call non-Christians idiots, not to their face mind you but in private. Overall they are very nice people and do care about me, and I just don't say that because without them I'm financially boned. They also let me stay at their house despite the fact they could kick me out if they want to. Of the few problems I really have with them it the fact that they never really fostered an environment to talk about things. I could never talk politics or religion to them(not that I'd want to)mainly due to the other problem I have with my father. That is when my Dad gets something on his mind. He will not hear anything to the contrary, he'll sulk if he doesn't get his way and will hold a grudge for a day or two. He's a nice guy till that happens.

 

[Denamic]

My mom is a nagging, inconsiderate control freak and my dad is a fucking asshole.
Yeah, they suck.

 

[Loves2spooge]

Let's see; when I wrote my first book, my dad refused to read beyond the first page, when he read the main character doesn't believe in God. He also said "it would sell better if he did believe in God" to which I informed him that the best selling book of 2007 entirely refuted the existence of God.

We didn't talk for about three weeks, and he still hasn't read the book, despite owning a copy.

Also, there's some hypocrisy there; he claims to be a devout Muslim, yet he drinks and eats pork.

My mum's alright, but she has her moments. I remember when I was unemployed for over 6 months, and I told her that I was falling back into depression, and I felt worthless. Her response was "why don't you lose some weight?".

Christ, this thread's going to turn into a breakfast club...

 

[ExileNZ]

I actually got around to thanking my parents recently. Glad I did.

 

[Chechosaurus]

I think mine are great. My dad is bit of a dick but they're not too invasive into my life but they do care so it balances out nicely. I'm free to do pretty much as a please but I do have to text my mum to let her know I'm okay whenever I get back to uni.

 

[splatterguy734]

My parents are great especially when I look at my cousins parents who failed them at all counts at some point in the future I'm definately going to thank them for all they've done for me.

 

[The Cheezy One]

my dad is cool, the only time hes told me off was when i said "this resteraunt is expensive"
he sorta said "arent i allowed to treat my kids?". when my ps2 broke, he went out THAT DAY and got me a slimline silver ps2. it wasnt even a birthday or anything, which was nice
my stepmum is also cool, accepting me and my brother really well when she married my dad, dispite the fact i was definitly somewhat a brat. she also does charity work, which is MAJOR cool
my actual mum is a hypocrit, one of the worst kinds of people
she hates nosy people, but when somethings wrong its her usiness to know about it and sort it out, even when EVERYONE doesnt want her to. she always looks for the most efficient outcome, ignoring emotions in the process, despite being very emotional herself
she has a lot of emotional baggage from her childhood, and spiritual baggage from her previous marriage (she cannot accept that my dad is a good man/father e.g. he says "ill rent a hotel when i visit you so no-one has to go out of their way" she says to me "he doesnt want to be in the same house as you"), which she constantly tries to get me and my brother to talk to her about, but its not my responsibility to look after her emotions, so i havent talked to her much in about a week.
an also, whenever she quotes anyone else, she puts on this really dullard voice, as if the other person is thick. she does it to me when shes quoting me!
overall, she is just not cool

 

[reg42]

My parents are very good to me and I love them very much.
The only thing which I wish they hadn't done was stick me in a Catholic school.

 

[Agent Larkin]

My parents would let me get away with murder.

 

[vaderaider]

Well I have a bed,food and shelter. so I class my mum as brilliant. My dad can burn in hell for all I care.

 

[LocustCloud]

Well, I think my aunt and uncle are awesome parental figures for me.
My mother died 3 days after my birth and my father left me. My mother, may she rest in peace, I sadly never got to know and my father I'm not in touch with anymore because he's simply an asshole.
So, do I think my parental figures are awesome? Yes, the fact that they took care of me and loved me all these years deserves a big amount thanks. Like most families we have our ups and downs, but all in all I think they did a magnificent job raising me, and also a honorable mention to my grandmother who also took a great parenting role and housed me 12 years of my life.
Thanks aunt, uncle and rest of family, you are the greatest.

 

[Brandon237]

My parents are good, and putting R5000 ($700) towards my computer as a 14th present is a lot of money, at least in this country it is. They look after me well and I can chat to my dad the same way I do to my friends which is cool.

 

[Diligent]

My mom has been better since she split from my dad, but she used to be really neurotic. (i.e. I was full on yelled at once for taking out the garbage wrong. I put the recyclables on the wrong side of the garbage bag at the street apparently, as if it makes a difference.)
My dad has basically no redeeming qualities, except that he was never physically abusive, but emotionally thats a different story. I'm still living with him now hopefully for not too much longer, but a couple months ago the police knocked on my bedroom door at 4am because my dad called them convinced the man in the apartment upstairs was going to murder his wife. Turns out he just popped over half a pack of benadryl because he had a rash that he thought was allergies, and was tripping balls. This is the shit I have to deal with on a constant basis living with him.

 

[Ctrl Alt De1337]

I don't do drugs.

I don't go out looking for people to fight.

I don't write poems about how shitty my life is.

I'm not an antisocial misfit.

Yeah, I think they did pretty well.

 

[cptawesome]

They're fantastic as parents, and i love to hang out with them and I'm not ashamed to be seen with them, but OH MY LORD, they are overprotective.