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8 votes
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Good manners, obedience and unselfishness: data reveals how UK parenting priorities compare with other nations
16 votes -
How often do you visit your parents?
Just curious. I'm sure there's people of all walks of life here with different perspectives from living with their parents to not visiting at all/not being able to.
57 votes -
California could be the first state to allow adults to add parents to health care plans
8 votes -
Crying in H Mart: Sobbing near the dry goods, I ask myself, “Am I even Korean anymore if there’s no one left in my life to call and ask which brand of seaweed we used to buy?"
11 votes -
How Qanon invaded moms' Facebook groups
11 votes -
Bridging the gap: Thoughts on racism from a White mother of Black children
16 votes -
Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp
13 votes -
Young people around the world are less religious than their parents in several measures
10 votes -
Man recreates supermarket at home for 87-year-old mother battling dementia
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The tears of our mothers
7 votes -
Eight things toxic mothers have in common
10 votes -
The anti-medical dogma of Christian Science led my father to an agonising death. Now the church itself is in decline – and it can’t happen fast enough.
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How parents are robbing their children of adulthood
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Does anyone on Tildes not speak—intentionally or not—to one or both of your parents? If so, why?
As per title. Furthermore: how do you feel about that? I just realised I haven't told my father I've moved to another city 500 miles away, and in fact, haven't spoken with him for a few months...
As per title. Furthermore: how do you feel about that?
I just realised I haven't told my father I've moved to another city 500 miles away, and in fact, haven't spoken with him for a few months now. This is the case for me because I never really respected him for various life choices he made, as well as being a Jehovah's Witness (he isn't an exclusionary man however, and sometimes I feel like he uses religion as a way to escape how miserable his life otherwise is). My mother, who I love very much, thankfully divorced him 15 years ago.
On the whole, I know my father loves me, but yet I don't feel the reverse. This at times, like now, fills me with guilt because—despite having perfectly valid reasons to not be close to him—fundamentally he is my biological parent and there is always going to be that connection. I don't know how to handle that, even though I'm now nearly 24.
Often at times, like now, it makes me feel kind of sad. And it's often compounded by other various bits of life that make me feel down too.
Does anyone else have similar experiences? How do you deal/have you dealt with this?
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The invisible experiences of first-time Gen-X mothers
4 votes -
Why aren't most women represented in the last names of their children?
14 votes -
Let’s all stop shaming moms for showing emotion
5 votes