How often do you talk to your parents?
As adults- how often do you talk to your parents?
Either by phone, email, text, Skype or if you live close to each other- in person.
Are you a COD?
What was your relationship like growing up? Were you close to your parents?
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I talk to my mom at least
I talk to my mom at least once a day. Dad at least once a week.
Phone and in person. We live in the same neighborhood.
Not a COD.
I was/am, really close to my parents. Except from age 14ish to 16ish. (teen crap)
Other than that we are all really close. Same with my DD.
I haven't talked to my mother
I haven't talked to my mother in almost a year. (Her choice bc I didn't agree with her having a boyfriend in addition to having a husband)
My dad was never in my life. My relationship with mom growing up was good til I got old enough to realize I was being raised by a narcissistic selfish ass.
Dh talks to his mom via text a few times a week and sees her about once a month. He isn't on speaking terms with his father.
My family is very close,
My family is very close, always has been. I talk to my mom via text all the time. I call when I need to ask her opinion on something. My dad doesn't have a cell phone and I rarely phone him but he's not the chatty type. But they are still married and live 10 minutes away so usually I stop by once a week.
I am a COD. I grew up with a
I am a COD. I grew up with a BM like most of you have in your life. She talked us against our father and my step mother on a daily basis. There was a time in my life where I spoke to my mother every day and saw her at least once a week. I then purchased a home one house down from my dad and step mom. I now have a REAL relationship with my father and the situation is reverse. I now have day to dat contact with dad and I speak with my mother at least once a week by phone (she lives about 45 min away). She treats me like I'm an outsider sometimes (I have 2 sisters) because I choose to have a close relationship with my dad.
Yep . . .and mine loves to
Yep . . .and mine loves to call herself a christian. She hates my dad with a passion. They divorced when I was 10 years old . . .I turned 37 this year. My dad and SM have been married longer than my parents now. I told her I was a grown ass woman and would choose who I wanted to have a relationship with. She freaked when I bought the house and didn't come visit for months. Oh well . .
I'm not a COD. My parents
I'm not a COD.
My parents live an hour away. I talk to my mom via phone or text 3-4 times a week and I rarely talk to my dad if it's not in person. He's not very chatty.
I visit my parents about once every two weeks. My mom comes to my city to see us pretty much every other week.
Two of my siblings still live in the same town a my parents. My other sibling lives in the same city as I do. So we're all quite close and see each other often.
Not a COD Talk to my mom
Not a COD
Talk to my mom almost daily and we have weekly dinners as a whole family-Me, my kids, my parents, grandma, uncle, cousins, siblings (if they have a SO, that person is invited as well). We are all very close.
I consider my mom one of my best friends
COD here as well, but had a
COD here as well, but had a step dad growing up from the time I was about 5years old on. Real dad passed away when I was about 16. Didn't really know him that much though since I saw him about 1x a year for a day or so max. My step dad passed away last year.
I talk to my mom about 1x a week, sometimes a bit more. She lives about an hour away so we see each other maybe once a month.
As I always had only a step dad growing up and even then, my family was never really tight, I guess that is probably a reason why I don't get or can't associate with the need for my skids to be there as much as they are. I know it's the norm and totally acceptable for them to want to spend a lot of time with their dad, just doesn't feel comfortable for me since thats not how I grew up.
I am an adult child of
I am an adult child of divorce. I was in my twenties when my parents divorced.
I talk to my mom several times a week, she lives in my town. My father lives far away and I talk to him twice a week and more by text. I visit him at least once a year and once a year, he comes here. I am now helping my dad divorce my SM after twenty years of marriage. Very sad to get divorced at 75. I had a difficult childhood, but have forgiven both my parents for their parenting.
I am also a child of divorce.
I am also a child of divorce. I was in my early teens when they split.
I talk to my Mom and my Step Mom at least once a week. I may be an odd one but I consider my Step Mom one of my closest friends. The only time it get ackward is when she forgets who I am and makes a sex reference involving my Dad which is gross and I firmly remind her who I am. :O
I talk to my Dad mostly via text about once every couple of weeks. Now we are going through our family tree so we talk about the exciting stuff we find on a more regular basis.
My Step Dad is kind of a loser so I don't activly reach out to him
I had an idealic childhood and was close to both of my parents at different times in my life. I was a Daddy's girl when I was little and then my Mom and I became closer as I got older.
I sometimes think that if it wasn't for my Step Mom I wouldn't see my Dad as often or talk to him as often. She is the one that handles get togethers on a regular basis.
Talk with mom 4x a week for
Talk with mom 4x a week for about half an hour. Talk to my dad occasionally, but he just really hates the phone. Not a CoD.
My mom passed away 7 years
My mom passed away 7 years ago, but before she died, I used to visit her every one or two weeks. I never called much because she was house-bound and was always on the phone to begin with! Whenever she was in the hospital, I used to try to go spend time with her every day because I knew if the roles were reversed, she would never leave my side. It also gave my dad a break so he could spend the nights with her. I miss her terribly, and feel cheated on a true adult relationship with her. (She got sick when I was 22 and lingered on oxygen in the house for 8 years.) As for my father nowadays, I talk to him WAY too much! I just moved him to assisted living 10 minutes away, and he calls me sometimes as often as 15 times a day. I would be so happy if I could have a short break from my father and not feel guilty about it!
I am not a child of divorce, and I was very close with my parents. They taught me to be independent very early on, so I moved out when I went to college, and lived on my own ever since. My father started his own business when I was in my early twenties, and my brother and I joined him, so we've always been around each a lot.
I talk to my mom on the phone
I talk to my mom on the phone for a few minutes maybe once a week. She lives about a half hour away and I see her a couple times a month. She's much closer to my three younger sisters, and they talk all the time.
I talk to my dad maybe once a month. We both hate talking on the phone, so it's literally, "Hi. You alive? Yeah? Great. Bye." LOL. We see each other once every couple of months. He lives an hour and a half away.
My parents have been divorced since I was 8. I saw my dad EOWE.
COD, but happened in my early
COD, but happened in my early twenties....
I talk to my Dad almost every day, text, call or skype, and my mom at least 3 times a week via text. I live 14 hours away from my family. I skype with my dad a lot so he can BS 9months. It's hard getting my mom on the phone as she has a weird work schedule. But I try to do it as often as possible.
When my parents were alive my
When my parents were alive my mother and I didn't talk much. After she died my dad and I lived together more as room mates so every day. After dad died it was weird not talking to him daily. My mother and I didn't get along. Dad and I got along great. (both parent died before I was 30) now I talk to my MIL at least twice a week we get along wonderfully. My other "mom" (best friends mom who I'm super close to) and I talk once a week at least depending on her schedule and mine.
I talk to my mom probably
I talk to my mom probably once every 2 weeks via text/phone because she lives about 30 min away in another town. Growing up my mom and I didn't get along very well... My moms a happy go lucky dingy type woman who is like the life of the party and I'm very reserved and quiet so she was constantly on me to "lighten up" and so we fought a lot because she wanted to me to be her little barbie while I just wanted to wear black, jam out to nirvana and draw in the corner lol. We're working our relationship though. We've come a long way, we used to only talk maybe once every few months. My dad...eh, I've been avoiding him because he causes so much stress in my life. My dad lives right up the street from me.
I am a COD however my parents didn't divorce until I was like 21/22ish. It was a pretty bad divorce. My dad manipulated my mom into leaving the home because he threatend her heavily and she was too afraid to press charges, I think that came from years of mental abuse.
Growing up I was always closer to my dad but I think that was because he was so manipulative and would pit my mom and I against eachother. My dad is a very sick individual and with age I've really started to see this clearly and it makes me sad. Don't get me wrong, my mom and I have VERY different personalities and I still sometimes have to send her home when she gets to be too much for me lol but we're doing better now that my dad is out of the equation.
I am a COD but one of the
I am a COD but one of the LUCKY ones in that my mom NEVER badmouthed my dad, NEVER encouraged me to run to him for money etc. My dad moved to the other side of the country when I was about 5. I don't hold that against him, never have. He is remarried and his wife is a doll, I love her.
I am obviously closer to my mom due to the above, and usually talk to her once a week. I only talk to my dad maybe once a month sometimes less. I love him, but we just don't know each other as well I guess?
Not a COD. I talk to them
Not a COD. I talk to them about once a week, sometimes more if there's some issue (like they need help with something since they don't really speak english very well.) Once a week because they watch BD for me while I go to my class so I usually have a meal with them on that day.
DH is a COD, his dad passed away so I don't know. He talks to his mom maybe once a week if he's really forced to. Less during the winter when he doesn't have a reason to see her (he uses her pool to exercise.)
Not a COD.
Not a COD.
When I was younger.. (under 35).. I did talk to my mother several times a week. I rarely talked with my dad.
Now since my mom passed away several years ago.. I try to speak to my dad once a weekish since he is 88.
Actually, at this moment, it's a bit different since he has been sick for the last 6 weeks and I am seeing him every weekend and he doesn't talk on the phone right now. Going forward, I imagine that even once he gains some independence I will probably need to keep closer tabs on him.