Quote

My parents are really well intended, and I think their way of dealing with things is denial and guilt. Nobody wanted to talk about it. But all I did was blame myself.

At some point, you realize your parents are human. They make the best decisions they can with the options available to them.

If you want to understand your parents more, get them to talk about their own childhood; and if you listen with compassion, you will learn where their fears and rigid patterns come from. Those people who 'did all that stuff to you' were just as frightened and scared as you are.

Even if you do something that others might consider wrong, you should at least be willing to talk about it and tell your parents what you're doing because you believe it's right.

My parents pretty much realized that I would do whatever I wanted, and that was it, really.

Once I started to grow up, I realised that my parents are normal people and they can make mistakes.

I don't really say too much to my parents. If they ask me to do something I just do it and get it out of the way.

How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.

My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it.

When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.