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Jun 19, 2009 5:37 PM

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Sure. They must have gone through something like it at some point in their lives.
I like to ask people before I get into trouble.
Jun 19, 2009 8:45 PM
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No, not really. They are incompetent in different ways, there is no proper advice I could get from them. And my mother keeps repeating the pretty much same sentences all over, no matter if there is any connection to the issue at hand, so it's just tedious trying to talk with them. And they are somewhat completely different people. Though they might have experienced a lot in their life, they have different views on life and society, so it seems like talking to someone who just won't understand your basic intentions.
Jun 19, 2009 11:00 PM

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I can talk to my dad about technology, but that's about it.
Jun 20, 2009 12:38 AM

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My mother is very christian, so we don't exactly see eye to eye, so I never ask her for advice.
As for my dad, I only go to him for advice on mechanical problems or when i need help designing something. (he owned a succesful precision engineering company for 20 years and restores classic cars and motorcycles as a hobby)
Jun 20, 2009 6:54 AM

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Kind of depends, like what the problem is or something :/
Jun 20, 2009 7:13 AM

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Well I could talk to them for advice only when they aren't pissed off at the moment. Or else I would get a 15 minute lecture about life, which is not cool.
Aug 25, 2009 2:35 AM
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they force me to tell them everything that happened in my life everyday........n force me to ask anything ----as long as i have to speak with them
Aug 25, 2009 3:26 AM
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they try to give good advice. and will usually listen but a lot of the time its a wasted effort. My dad is smart enough but he is way too opinionated on things.
Aug 25, 2009 4:14 AM
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with my mother, yes.
with my father, HELL NO
He only makes jokes about it anyway...
Aug 25, 2009 6:16 AM

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In my situation, i dont talk to my parents about that, but its my parents who often comes at me and at times would just share to me alot of things about them, just to make them feel good. LOL

Well, i always my leaders who i really look up too. Or I just tell myself to suck it up. lolol
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Aug 25, 2009 7:15 AM
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With my father - yes
With my mother - no... just no... she's such a retard
Aug 25, 2009 8:00 AM

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With my mother, most of the time.
With my father, no, on the basis that in times of crisis (or just when he feels like it) he's generally an asshole who doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Aug 25, 2009 8:13 AM

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no lol.
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Aug 25, 2009 8:32 AM

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Yes. But I can hardly think of any field in which my mother would be of any help >__>'
Aug 25, 2009 8:39 AM

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My mother -> Romance, awwwww it's embarassing,
My father -> Religious stuff, blah blah blah
Aug 25, 2009 9:40 AM

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My mom's a psychology/pedagogy student, and she's always up for giving me advice. I usually feel a bit awkward, but if there's an issue, we usually end up talking for an hour or two about nothing and everything, and she gives really great advice on how to cope with my troubles.

my dad, he's almost not a part of our family. Either it's work, shopping for groceries, stuff related to school band (he's a shopaholic), or helping out his parents, his one aunt and another uncle, all of whom are past eighty. He's a very fine person, but advice? Naw, his EQ is too low forv that stuff
Aug 25, 2009 10:35 AM

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Well my parents usually ignore me so I'm all good, I don't really need to talk to them. There was a period when they were interested in what I do and what are my problems. Out of fun I told them a few things and they looked very pissed (I think they thought I was making fun of them). Since then they never really have any interest in my life and neither am I interested in their life.
Aug 25, 2009 2:27 PM

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I don't want to involve my parents in my life more than needed.

If I'm desperate for advice I'll ask my mum. To be honest I trust the internet a bit more than her. Usually if I have something to say, it is something that she doesn't like. Then she takes my internet privellege away, arguements ('cuz I usually have nothing to do after that), I get bags packed away for days, you get the picture.

Seriously I've went to her crying as a kid, scared she was going to die from cancer because of smoking and I get hit for having the audacity of asking her to quit.
When she finally gave in to trying it, she blamed it on me when she fucked up and started again. You can see why I don't tell her anything right?

I wil NEVER go to my dad for advice, he gives me a text book answer. We rarely talk though becuase I only see him every other week anyway.
Aug 25, 2009 2:32 PM

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Nah. They start shouting at me if I say something that they don't agree with...
Aug 25, 2009 4:27 PM

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My mom was incredible when I was little, she was seriously Disney level awesome. My dad, well he's a cliche father, so I needn't comment on the alcoholism and cheating, since that's just what dads do. But my mom started getting Parkinsons and stuff, added to my dads not at all hidden drunken sluttery, so I can't talk to her too much anymore cause she's tripping balls crazy. Ironically, if I have to, I can talk to my dad. I still don't like him really, but the mutual dislike makes it possible to be casual with him. Weird how that works out.
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Aug 25, 2009 7:27 PM

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I've always been really close to my mom, and therefore been able to talk to her about almost everything. Of course, there is the a teen thing here and there I've yet to mention, and probably never will, but I know if I need to I can really confide in her. She's really compassionate and understanding, and overall gets me. She also only wants me to be happy, and so listens to my opinions and what not. She also knows me really well, and is obviously more experienced in life then I am so gives good advice that helps me as the person I am. I love my mommy :)

My dad I can talk to on occasion, though not many. He's fine to talk to, but boy is he a talker, and one that gets easily side tracked at that so if I start asking him about something I'll probably end up in a lecture about the importance of math or cars or something like that...I try to avoid it.

And if I feel like I can't talk to my parents about something, which is rare but has come up, there's my guidance counselor who knows me just as well as my mom but is more current popular issues today and what not. Also she's been there with problems with my friends and knows all the details, and has a degree in psychology so yeah xD
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Aug 26, 2009 2:03 AM

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I probably could talk with my mom if I tried, but no way in hell i'm going to do that. Its too awkward, so I go to the interwebs for help :D
Aug 26, 2009 2:22 AM

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I could talk to my father about anything, and have talked to him about a lot of things ranging from mundane problems to ones that are particularly personal.

I suppose I could talk to my mother about somethings. She is so religious she is more likely to lecture me about anything I'd want to talk about, and that would be the last thing I would want to hear.
Aug 26, 2009 3:00 AM

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I don't talk to my parents at all besides for small talk, so no.
Aug 26, 2009 2:00 PM

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No, not at all. Never.
Aug 26, 2009 2:33 PM

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Yes. But I don't rely on their Advices much.
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Aug 26, 2009 3:27 PM

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Depends on situation but usually no.
Aug 26, 2009 3:33 PM

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No, absolutely not. They have no practical advice whatsoever and can't read between the lines at all. They also tend to blame me for things, or just tell me that there's nothing I can do about it.
Aug 26, 2009 3:42 PM

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most of the time no. dont get me wrong, i actually love both my parents but...even though there is a similarity on a physical stand point (running etc.) with my dad im nothing like him. i know he USED to be exactly like me when he was in school, but somehow he changed and so we dont really connect (kinda scares me because i dont really want to change the way he did). i kinda feel like hes never there for me.

my mom is pretty awesome, besides being a smother mother. not much else to say there.

overall, i never ask them anything really. nothing i have to ask is really something they want to hear. though every so often my mom will ask me about what girl im going out with etc. and its kinda fun to talk to her about it, until she tries to give me "the talk". then i just stop the conversation. =)
Aug 26, 2009 3:54 PM

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yeah, when my money comes dry.
Aug 26, 2009 4:36 PM

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Not really, my parents are not ones you can talk to for advice, as lets face it albeit they have experience in life, not the kind of experience that would help in giving advice relevant to my problem! I can only talk to them, my mum really, as my dad is very very distant! Anything else I just keep bottled up. I guess that is the way my relationship is with my parents, not very elaborate! lol, XD
Aug 26, 2009 5:24 PM
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Who needs asking parents for advice when you've got the internet?
Aug 26, 2009 5:25 PM

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Rewtle said:
No.
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Aug 26, 2009 5:48 PM

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I know i cant talk to them*
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Aug 26, 2009 7:00 PM

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Absolutely not
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