Family as Friends?

[KillerKing]

Does anyone else feel like that thier family doesn't feel like family? Allow me to explain with my personal feelings :P

To me the only way me and my sisters and my parents are connected is through bloodlines and you know genes and .... stuff. Im not so good with the biology part but you get my drift. I don't actually feel like I could talk to my parents about something really personal, and every day when I wake up it feels like I'm just living with really close friends who go that extra mile to take care of me. I don't know if what I'm doing is 'wrong' or maybe if not wrong just not a good thing to do. But I don't like to involve my family (mainly my parents) with my life. Sure I'll tell them what I did today and some of the funny things that happened, you know, just the general stuff. But when it comes to things like school (grades etc) or any of my problems (whatever they be at the time) I prefer to go to friends for advice. In fact, sometimes not at all... I just keep everything bottled up in me, my problems are my problems, that's the way I look at it but, it really bugs me because I claim to have 2 really best friends but they nothing of the real me. The only know the more 'refined' version of me, the one thats never sad and always happy. And that applies with my family too, which really pisses me of when the school do these things for the parents of students, and then they suddenly care for a day and after that it's never mentioned.

I've kinda of vented here a bit, but I hope you see where I'm coming from...So yeah, what the hell? Just looking for advice really...

[Fusion]

Some people like yourself aren't as open to your parents and/or family as other people are. It is completely normal I am the same way, except I think as them more as family. I am not really open as my family as I probably should be, but I am a very quiet person, keeping everything close to me.

[Skeptical Bear]

There's nothing wrong with that. I find it better my self to not share my feelings, with my parents or sisters. I'm much happier I don't as they'd have different opinions on many things.

[Syvelocin]

I do understand that, while that's not how my family is. You can choose who your friends are, but not your family, yet you're expected to love your family and be closer than ever with them. I personally don't know why that must be so as long as you give them the respect they deserve. I'd go as far as saying my step sister and my parents are some of my best friends however.