[zakman440]

I'm so close to my mum, I don't know what I would do without her. My dad, however, is a completely different story.

[smeagol]

about 6 miles lol

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by smeagol

about 6 miles lol

you are naughty,lol

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't know my biological mom she abandoned me and my brother when I was about 2 he was 3,although my dad was about he was pretty useless,we were both adopted together to a lovely family who I adore,they have been wonderful to us,my biological father and I never got on we didn't speak for a while,Infact he died without us ever having made up,but tbh,I'de be more upset over losing my 'parents' I have now as. I love them so much.i appreciate all they have done.

If I've never said it before kazanne know I think you're a very special person in spite of your experiences as an infant. Your adoptive parents must be extra special too

[Kate!]

Josy

[Kate!]

And Kaz

[Harry!]

I am very close to my mother, I tell her most things and we get along well.

Sadly my father passed away in August so we are no longer together. We had a great relationship and I made the most of it in his last few months. I was closer to my mother because I had more in common and could identify myself more with her.

[Stu]

Sorry to hear about that, Harry, but it's good that you got to know him.

I'm pretty close with both my parents and thankful for it. I'd never admit to being close to my dad though because he is a miserable bastard. He's a carbon copy of me without all the psychedelic trappings.

[GypsyGoth]

I get on great with my mom, we're very close but I suppose my sister is more of a confidant.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

used to be close with my dad, was a daddy's girl but since his new wifey i'd be lucky to get a call once in a while.

Same with my mum, she's doing her own things.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't know my biological mom she abandoned me and my brother when I was about 2 he was 3,although my dad was about he was pretty useless,we were both adopted together to a lovely family who I adore,they have been wonderful to us,my biological father and I never got on we didn't speak for a while,Infact he died without us ever having made up,but tbh,I'de be more upset over losing my 'parents' I have now as. I love them so much.i appreciate all they have done.

Your parents have brought you up to be such a lovely lass Kaz, they must be really proud of you

[james130]

Originally Posted by anniek76

Very close......not so much when I was younger but when I left home I realised just how much they did that I didn't even notice and how lucky I was...

This is what happened to me.
I see my Mom, Dad and Sister as my best and closest friends now.
I have loads of best friends who I love. But prefer spending time with the fam.

[Z]

There are so many sad stories in this thread, I want to hug those of you who have lost your parents

[King Gizzard]

really close to my mum/love her more than anything

Not close to my dad, see him every now and then but we get on

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Originally Posted by Nathan

really close to my mum/love her more than anything

So cute. Is it the type that if your mum disaproved a girlfriend you would dump her?

[King Gizzard]

Don't think she would disapprove anyone, that's whats so great Lol

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

aww sweet

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Ben that's very sad, I don't want to intrude on your feelings but is there nothing that could reconcile you and your mother?
I had a very volatile relationship with mine a few years back too, but for all her flaws (and mine) she is my mum so I let a lot go.
My dad passed away in 1996, I miss him a lot.

You are not intruding, but no, I doubt much could reconcile us. I've learnt for the last 15 years to rely on myself to get where I want and in all honesty as much as I am happy with what I have done and where I have got myself, I do resent her a lot.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Harry!

I am very close to my mother, I tell her most things and we get along well.

Sadly my father passed away in August so we are no longer together. We had a great relationship and I made the most of it in his last few months. I was closer to my mother because I had more in common and could identify myself more with her.

Harry, I wish more people in the world were like you, you are a genuinely lovely guy.

[Claymores]

My mum has just been diagnosed as having a tumour on the pancreas. In essence it means she has not long to go................another 6 months in pain?

I luvs my mum and have no good way to talk with her and goodbye Really sad

[Benjamin]

I'm sorry to hear that Claymores, I really am. I don't know what to say as I'm not the best person for sage advice but make the most of the time you have left with her and make it count.

[Roy Mars III]

My mom is one of the nicest people ever

my dad and I get on about half the time, we are basically the same person in terms of personality which means we're both kinda assholes

[Brother Leon]

So Close. Always been close with my mum, but me and my dad used to have an up and down relationship with alot of aggression and semi violence. Ever since School ended(that was always the thing that instigated it really lol) we have got really close and I love the bond I have with him.

I thank him so much now for being disciplined back then, because I see the fate of so many people who were around me then and realise that he knew exactly what he was doing and he was right all along. I was just too young and stupid to realise.

[Shaun]

There're a lot of things about my mum that I don't like. And there're times I don't respect her because she is, for all intents and purposes, a bigot. My sister's been dating this guy who's mum is black for about 6 months now and - whilst she likes him - she keeps making these "jokes" (or, she passes them off as such, and will then say them completely seriously another time) about how she wouldn't want them to have kids because "it's wrong" or w/e. Thinks that "it's the kids who suffer" (children of mixed races, I guess - despite me making the point that it's people like her who cause it ) And then the general homophobic remarks when she's angry with me. Fun.

But I can't hate her because a) how much she's done for me and who she is, and b) she is generally a good, thoughtful and generous person... just a really hotheaded and sometimes immature one lol.

As for my dad well he's dead lul x

but no I got on with him but there was never any father/son bonding moments lol. He was more of a "bloke who came over once in a while to chat about football" figure (they separated when I was about 11 - I don't remember much of him before that other than him being an alcoholic and being OK)

[Kizzy]

It's never easy losing a parent, nothing can prepare you... if you have any issues I would suggest trying to confront them, I did and it's really helped me make sense of a lot of things.
Being a parent myself and at times a bliddy dysfunctional one I've learned to be brutally honest and it's a brave thing to do as it's so easy to try to push hurt down.... Thing is like oil in water it always surfaces.