My parents' generation didn't have any understanding of psychology or emotion or individual temperament. In fact, they were slightly embarrassed by all those words.
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I didn't see deep emotion from my parents. It was all very polite and very surface. I never knew how anybody was feeling.
I was embarrassed by my parents. I thought they had nothing of interest to say or contribute to anything. My real crime was not understanding that they were interesting, and I have been trying to make it up to them for being so indescribably blase, so genuinely uninterested and dismissive.
My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but it wasn't a good childhood.
I think it's the human condition to be frequently embarrassed by your parents.
My own father didn't talk a lot about feelings or emotions.
My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about.
Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.
When I was growing up, I wasn't taught how to feel or communicate feelings.
My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My Father!' I'd never given acting a thought. They were proud of me and very encouraging.
The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay.
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