My Parents

[CheeseChaser]

I am sure I am not the only person who feels this way but my parents can't understand or relate to me. This extreme annoyance is embedded in their personality. I am unable to talk with them about anything, for reasons including my dad has a rebuttal for every damn thing I say (if I had a dime everytime...) and as for my mom, she is not the type of person you can go to for advice. Neither of them can focus on what I have to say or take me seriously. Simply put, thier methods of helping are screwed. If it gives you an idea, when my dad found out about my cutting he, at first, threatened to tell everyone if I didn't tell him what happened. When I say everyone, he meant school teachers as well so they can basically stalk me to find out what happened and monotor me. That's part of the reason why I have trust issues to the point where I just keep everything to myself because it seems to cause more pain when you tell other. They are probably the most loving parents but... I suppose you can say their hearts are in the right place but not their minds. I have nobody else to talk to. Nobody I can trust least. They can't accept me for who I am or who I want to be. It's mainly about seeing in me what they want to see. I just hope living with them doesn't end up with me becoming like them because thats just plain depressing. I am confused and don't know what to do.

Since most people spend their time looking at posts about sex, thanks in advance to those who respond.

[LouBerry]

I can't talk to my dad either. My mom died when I was a kid, so I don't know what our relationship would be like. But, never think that they can't understand or relate. I mean, our parents were in high school. They fucked up sometimes too, yah know? They might be strict or invasive, but they mostly just want whats best for you, they just don't know how to communicate.

[Danny Phantom]

You aren't the only one.
I feel like my mom doesn't understand me either, I actually feel like my stepdad can understand me better.
As a result, with that and other factors, mom and I barely speak (while living in teh same house) because I feel like I can't tell her anything (that she wont understand, or she'll give me meaningless advice).