2007-03-27 13:44:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
One of the best gifts they gave me is teaching me how to resolve conflict and fight "fair." This means being specific about your complaint, stating your complaint nicely, not making it a personal attack (no namecalling, no insisting "You always... or You never..."), pause 3 seconds before responding so you won't blurt out something you might regret, apologize or say you are sorry if there is truth to the person's complaint. Things like that. I guess every family has some dysfunction, but letting us kids see both the fighting and the resolving of the fight has really helped me in my life. Very practical lesson to learn.
2007-03-27 14:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Nicegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well to start with my dad left my mom with 4 kids and never looked back. That is probably one of the reasons I have been married for 20 years, I did not want my kids to not have their dad. After he left she was very bitter , and it has just gotten worse over the years. She could never move on. I will never let life bring me down as low as she has let it. She finds no happiness in anything. I am always there for her as well so she knows that someone cares ( 3 brothers are to busy with their own lives). The older I get the more I realize what an impact my parents have had on my life.
2007-03-28 00:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by pat1268 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents (especially mom) were so strict, they smothered me right out of their house. I graduated and left. I mean that literally too. After I walked at graduation, I went home, grabbed my stuff and moved out. I am a better person for it. I learned at a young age to be independent. Leaving that quickly helped heal the relationship between me and my parents as well. Since they could no longer control me, they quit trying and just let me be me. Life is good.
2007-03-27 13:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by Momma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Growing up I always heard, "There are three types of people in this world you father hates:liars, cheaters and thieves." For some reason that stuck with me throughout my childhood. Because of them I am a person people go to if the need help or are in trouble. I am hard working, trustworthy and compassionate. I wouldn't trade my parents or my childhood for anything.
2007-03-27 14:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am very opinionated, respectful ("yes, sir"/"no,sir"), outgoing, dependable, reliable and all of the positive stuff. My parents did not raise a fool. And being honest is the best way to go. I use these things in my everyday life, and it all does come in handy......
2007-03-27 14:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sxy_Michelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of my parents, I have worked extremely hard in life. It paid off, I am not like them.
2007-03-27 13:51:29 · answer #6 · answered by QT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good, my parents are great people, very kind, traditional, and are always looking to help other people. They are the most unselfish people I know, and they passed that trait onto me. God Bless my parents, they are the greatest people on earth!
2007-03-27 14:20:45 · answer #7 · answered by SillyKimmie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish a lot of things had been different. And better.
2007-03-27 13:49:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to start with, because of them I'm here.
2007-03-27 13:55:58 · answer #9 · answered by Zabes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋