Do you think parents and children can be friends?

Started by Chatot Lover November 27th, 2009 3:33 AM
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Do you think that parents and children can be friends?

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Posted May 15th, 2013
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Are you good friends with your parents? Do you think that parents and their children can never be something like "friends"?

By friends I mean that you can tell your mother/father everything you would tell your best friend or very close friends and that you have stuff like TV shows, games etc. that both of you like and you often discuss about.
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Seen January 8th, 2013
Posted April 30th, 2012
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It can happen, it's just very unlikely. I know a few people who get along with their parents really well. Most sort of sometimes get along and sometimes don't, and then some never get along with their parents. It's hard to be that good friends with someone who has to impose all the restrictions on you, so from my experience it's people without strict parents who have better relationships. Personally I don't really get along with my parents.

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Seen October 30th, 2011
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My parents are my best friends, so I'm going to go with 'yes'. I do know a few people who don't get along with their parents, but on the whole most of my friends get along with theirs fine.

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Posted November 4th, 2011
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Do you think that parents and children can be friends?
Yes. I strongly believe that it is very possible for parents and their son or daughter to not only be friends, but be very good friends.
But to what percentage of people it actually stands true to is another question.

Are you good friends with your parents?
Now that is something else. I dislike my parents a lot. Friendship is far out of question.

But yeah. I'm I ever become a father (though unlikely, lol) I believe there is a 90% chance that I will be such a father who they can share everything with and be good friends with.
It's in my nature after all to be nice.
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Yes, as long as the child realizes parents need to be strict. My parents are all my friends.
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It's not impossible, especially to those who are bullied most by their peers, and they have no one to share their problems. This habit tends to develop...

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When I'm a father, I hope to be a best friend to my daughter/son. I want my child to feel like I'm not just there to feed it/put a roof over its head, but also be there to understand it and to make its life more enjoyable.

I want to make its childhood full of games, places and fun. And I want to make its teenager years easier. I don't want to be just one of those aggravating parents that takes no interest in helping their child with problems/having fun with them. I just want my child to like being around me. XD;

So yes, I do believe a parent can be a best friend to a child. If they try hard enough.

And am I friends with my parents? No. I love my parents to death, but I'm not "Friends" with them. They're much more just here to be here with me, teach me and be strict, lul. But they have never really been friends to me. Which is one of the reasons I hope to be friends with my child.

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It's perfectly possible, and it's totally fine.

If you can get along with your parents, you usually stay out of trouble, and have generally less to worry about because you actually understand them better. I get along quite well with my mother and father, and despite all the little ways I might disagree with them, we have plenty enough in common that it's not a big deal. I'm an adult though now, and being friends with your parents at that stage is quite useful believe it or not, because even if their viewpoints and such are somewhat disagreeable, they do have experience...and that's always something you can always use to your advantage.

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It's very possible, but that doesn't mean that the idea would be found in every relationship between the child(ren) and parent. There are some who can communicate well with their mother and fathers and others who are planning on how to get rid of them from their lives.

Me and my parents? It's complicated; that's all I can say.

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To be quite honest, it depends on how much the parents are willing to give into the childs needs. If the child wants independence and doesn't get it, they're not going to be very friendly with their parents. :3
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Yes. I do think that parents and children can be good friends. I can say that because my best friends are my mother and father. They're the best!

My parents are my best friends, so I'm going to go with 'yes'. I do know a few people who don't get along with their parents, but on the whole most of my friends get along with theirs fine.
The exactly same things goes for me. All this can be said for me too. ;D
I love my parents! They are the best people in the whole world for me. <3

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Yes, parents and children can be friends. In fact, offsprings are most friendly with their parents at an early age. Only towards the teenage years do they start to bicker. But even then, there's no reason why they can't be friends. Teens just look at things differently than parents do, and therefore don't see eye to eye and fight. But I'm friends with my mom. My dad and I aren't as good as my mom but whatever.
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yea, why not?
im very close to my mom.
idk about my dad tho..>.>

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I do believe it's possible, although I think it's more likely to happen after the child moves out. Unless the parent and child are equal how can they have a real friendship? I know my relationship with my parents has gotten more friend like since they started treating me as an adult.

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Absolutely! It really doesn't matter if they're your parents or anyone else's parents, just as long as you get along well with them.


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i say yes cos my parents are always helping me and careing they bought me up to be the kind, loving person i am now and they feed me and make sure im not hurt so yeah they parents and children can be friends



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Posted March 19th, 2018
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Its defintly possible. It just takes a lot of effort and work. For me my parents have not got back to the point where they can trust me. Thats where a lot of effort and work come in. Then you have to make sure you dont get mad at them for bossing you around. That could ruin your friendship. I have been friends with my parents quite a few times a day but we get in too many fights. I hope one day it wont be like that but as I said a lot of hard work and effort. And thats both for my parents and I.


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Yes, it is possible. It takes a whole lot of understanding and effort on both parts, but it can happen. Do I have that sort of relationship with my parents? I'll have to say no, because (for one) they're oblivious to the fact that I'm an otaku (and the fact I spent $75 on a hotel room Friday night) XD

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I don't think it's the parents responsibility to be a friend. They're supposed to look after their kids.
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