Poll: Rate your Parents

[A_Parked_Car]

My parents are okay I guess. They are a bit overprotective and still try to force their views on me even though I'm 18. I have absolutely no emotional connection to them at all though. Like not even a little, the only time I feel anything other than indifference for them is when I feel hatred.

I guess a good parent would be one that doesn't constantly impose their own ideals and views on their older children. I say older because they can't really help it when the child is young, but once he/she can think for him/her self they should back off.

If I were to ever be a parent I would be a bit less protective than my parents. Plus I wouldn't force my views on my children once they are older.

 

[Asturiel]

I'm finding this interesting that the amount of people greatly disliking their male parent verses the female are quite greater.

Interesting.

My parents? Did a pretty good job I suppose, I don't drink/smoke, though I am heavily addicted to World of Warcraft, although it's not as bad now considering my computer isn't optimal enough for it. I would consider myself mentally/emotionally unstable but that is likely attributed to being in the range of 13-19 right? All in all they have been very supportive but haven't quite been able get in sync enough to majorily help me.

But how about we examine each parent shall we?

Male Parent: Good guy, bit of a racist, something I do not care for. Very religious, pretty flexible in terms of a lot of things, doesn't get angry too often. Hasn't confronted me about my odd acting habits but I can't tell if thats acceptance or fear.

Female Parent: Good gal, nice when she handles delicate situations pretty well, being an adoption agency social worker she better damn well be. Very nurturing, not quite as religious as my Dad but still pretty hefty, however she is pretty pushy when it comes to a lot of things, she is defiantly in charge in the relationship between my parents. Roughly 60% 40% split, pretty even but she's in the majority. However one thing that really ticks me off about her is that she is soooo fake, she lies quite often and usually says something but completely disagrees, which just plain irks me. She is also very protective and manipulative. She wanted my brother to go with me to the TTC(Toronto subway system) so I would get there fine, even though I just came back from navigating the London Underground and the Paris Metro by myself(the TTC is two lines, I kid you not). But most of these faults I can attribute to human nature so I can forgive them for the most part.

Overall they were pretty good to me and I will admit I was pretty spoiled, they did well considering I was the 4th child and they have a 7 year? I think gap between me and my closest sibling. They taught very high family values to me and that I will cherish and continue.

Damn, is my ranting hat on?....Yes it is.

Edit: Pretty good 4001 post if I do say so myself. Although its just teenage ranting but I like it!

 

[Cpu46]

My parents give 110% when it comes to raising me. They accept me for who I am, even at the times when they dont understand why I do what I do. They let me live my own life but are there to help me up when they know that I cant do it on my own. They understand, listen, and never pick favorites.

On an unrelated note

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.

Your Avatar scared the crap out of me when I scrolled to the bottom of the page

 

[Contun]

I may not always see eye-to-eye with my old man, but I think he's done a good job so far. I'm normally kind and polite to people and I don't get in much trouble. Profanities aren't spewing out of my mouth every five seconds which seems to becoming more and more rare nowadays.

 

[bassdrum]

Do the people who indicated that their parents shouldn't have had children realize that they're protesting their very existence? That's at least 17 people (as of the time I'm writing this) who would rather not exist.

OT: They've given me food, shelter, they've driven me places, paid for school, helped me out in general... granted, they can still be annoying as hell, but they're doing all right. I feel like anyone whose willing to put up with raising a child deserves a medal, and I guess that this is the closest I'm ever likely to come to given one to them. So... congratulations, Mom and Dad, I present this award somewhere where you will never find it.

[sub]Hey, it's the thought that counts, right?[/sub]

 

[Vilcus]

To me my parents are awesome (mostly my dad). However my 3 older siblings think that my parents are inbetween adequate, and terrible. The reason I think they're awesome is probably the fact that they had 3 kids to screw up with, and then they had so much experience by the time they got to me that it turned into one big blissful memory for me.

Sadly that only really applies to my first 11 years of life. They did great during that time, but after that everything fell apart. Owell everything is fine now, I live with my dad. Away from my mom (she went batshit crazy and then stabilized), and 'ere wit' mah vidya games =D

 

[qazmatoz]

Somewhere between ok and great. They've always been kind and supportive in my decisions, but at the same time they always seemed distant and took a more hands off approach while raising me. Might explain my introverted nature.

 

[captainwillies]

lol when i read the title "Rate your Parents" i was like "damn the escapist got a whole lot more 4chany".

 

[Anticitizen_Two]

I love my parents. My dad and I especially get along really well.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

My father died when I was 15 and my mother is a militant man-hating lesbian who's certifiable and destructive to everyone around her, and who I haven't spoken to in 7 years.

I was the result of a broken condom as far as I know.

Yeah... not sure how to rate that...

 

[Aur0ra145]

My parents did a good job with me and gave the oppurtunity to do anything I wanted in life. I've got alot of respect for my parents, and they've earned it.

 

[Lady Ravenloft]

Eh, my parents were more like friends to me and my sister instaed of adult role models but we turned out okay. But they did come out to see me in my early Rocky Horror Picture Show shadowcast days so they get props for that

 

[MajorKris]

My dad and I get along great. We both have a pretty sadistic sense of humor that we love to indulge ourselves in.

As for my mom, we have a type of "Gilmore Girls" relationship where we are freakishly linked. She rocks. I am probably one of the few people out there who considers their parents as both friend and family.

 

[Stasisesque]

My parents are the best. We had a rough patch for 7-10 years, but I have always loved and respected them both, and vice versa. Nowadays the three of us are inseparable (despite the fact they are not a couple and never have been).

I'm a real, old fashioned Daddy's Girl, and my mum's my best friend. I would do anything, ANYTHING for them.

 

[magikltrevr]

I have to rate my mother as high as possible. Raising both myself and my sister by herself is no simple task and she did an excellent job.

 

[likalaruku]

I think my parents would let me get away with murder.

 

[XoXoButterflyXoXo]

They let me stay out till 12:00 Pm and they give me lots of money :3