Recent questions tagged parents

Description : Can the DCF or police talk to a minor without the parent's consent or knowledge?

Last Answer : I would think they can but you might want to consult a lawyer about it.

Description : A religious leader said substituting pets for children is a sin. Why?

Last Answer : Who is that religious leader, exactly? Anyone with some status in the religious world can say stupid things like that. It doesn’t mean everyone who follows the same religion has to agree. This is just another egomaniac who thinks because he is on the high up he represents God.

Description : People with grown-up children who moved back in with them because of the pandemic, how did that work out for you?

Last Answer : My son was living with me when Covid hit, as he was in his first job and getting ready for law school. Then he did his first year of law school remotely from home. He is now moved into his ... that we did was eat dinner together just about every night, no media and no phones at the dinner table.

Description : Should I have told these kids to be honest with their parents?

Last Answer : I was in a similar situation. My grandparents had a deal. They agreed to pay for our dental bills in exchange for letting us grand kids access to chocolate. As for lying I would take that up with the parents.

Description : Have you interviewed your parents?

Last Answer : I didn't interview them , but I did start asking them questions when they got into their late 70s. That is how I found out that my dad's Uncle Jimmy and my dad's grandmother had ... similarstoreis from my mom, but her parents did not talk much about their lives before the moved to California.

Description : Does speaking really scare the fish away?

Last Answer : Or is is something that fathers say to shut up kids that they find annoying? Very funny! I can tell you from personal experience with my goldfish pond, that talking attracts the goldfish. If you stand ... Some of the fish are 5+ years old now and quickly indoctrinate the new ones I add every year.

Description : How do you feel about "bathroom stuff" when it comes to caring for an elderly parent?

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Description : Do you have a favorite child?

Last Answer : I don’t know very many parents that would admit that. BUT< I know parents that have certain children they get along better with than their other children, don’t know if you could classify that as favourite .

Description : If the law requires saving an aborted fetus if it shows any signs of life, do you worry that parents might be forced to save premies?

Last Answer : I feel like it’s two very different situations with their own legal scenarios. If there’s a specific abortion law in your state or elsewhere that concerns you, I’m happy to research it.

Description : I want crocs but my parents say they are ugly. How can I convince them to get me them for my birthday?

Last Answer : I hate to say this, but Crocs are ugly. Doesn’t matter what color – they just are nasty. They are also pretty much 2015 – way out of fashion. Why do you want them?

Description : Feel stuck in a bad situation not sure what to do?

Last Answer : Hi and welcome to Fluther. Do you have any friends that you could rent a room from or find a place where you can just rent a room for a while until you can get money saved up? No one should be a ... get some confidence in yourself. It won't be easy, but you need to take your life back. Good luck!

Description : When a parent is about to be on the steet (homeless) do the children go to foster parents?

Last Answer : Ideal?

Description : Should parents who go about losing small children on a regular basis be investigated?

Last Answer : I wouldn’t put it to the level of losing small children on a regular basis. They have ahd one targedy, and perhaps one more in their lives. They didn’t lose the two year old, he walked on a poorly covered borehole.

Description : Do you believe parents should take precedence over their children?

Last Answer : You don’t have kids, do you? All the logic and reason you argue really doesn’t happen much in messy, emotionally fraught, real life.

Description : Be honest. How terrible was your parents' cooking?

Last Answer : Mine’s was always borderline edible.

Description : When you look in the mirror, do you see your parents?

Last Answer : I have gotten heavy since walking and running have been taken from me. Now I look like my dad.

Description : In what year(s) were your parents born?

Last Answer : My mom was born in 1920 and my dad in 1922. They were respectively 26 and 24 when I was born.

Description : Does Wikipedia in your primary language mention nationality of the parents of the person you are looking up?

Last Answer : I think it really depends on the person you are looking up. I got interested and searched up a french actress Clemence Poesy whom I knew had more to do with the French film industry than the English ... . I just realised that I didn't actually answer your question, so I think I'll stop there

Description : Anyone remember anything unique the groom's parents did at a wedding that made it special?

Last Answer : I was raised that the groom’s parents pay for the booze and the bride’s parents pay for everything else.

Description : Can you help me find an article where it states clearly that Trump is taking the children hostage until he can get his wall?

Last Answer : Interestingly enough, while researching this I came across a video of him telling reporters that it could not be changed by executive order. As soon as this video finished another popped up showing him doing exactly ... that will bring it up. Watch the video and then the one that pops up after it.

Description : Is it the custom in any other country besides America to address your parents as ma’am and sir?

Last Answer : We certainly do not.

Description : When a parent wants to take their kids to a psychologist due to "behavior issues," do you think that part of the therapy should include installing a nanny cam in the house for a certain amount of time?

Last Answer : I think you're right about the parent's role in child issues. I went as an unofficial step-parent to meetings at a child rehabilitation center, and it was clear that most of the parents were in denial/ ... isn't going to want the camera, and/or will avoid abusing on-camera if they know about it).

Description : Parents....do you expect to get a gift from your children?

Last Answer : I don’t expect anything. I raised my children to be their own people…make their own decisions based on their own views. My kids live about 4 states away so gifts are optional in my view. It is nice to get a Christmas or Birthday card, though.

Description : What is on the pro side of teaching the subject a lot of parents don't want taught in school?

Last Answer : Like evolution? Because it is the truth, that is why.

Description : Was this covert sexual abuse from my father?

Last Answer : There could have been sexual abuse and you blanked it out, but what you describe sounds more like gender abuse. He seems to have hated you for being female, and as you grew closer to being a woman, resented ... living with such a mess of a man, but survive you did. A toast, to your inner strength!

Description : Which love is stronger and more unconditional: A parent's love for their child, or a child's love for their parent?

Last Answer : Generally, given natural bonding post-partum, a parent’s. Parental love sees beyond child separation, while much of childhood beyond age four and through adolescence is about establishment of a separate personality.

Description : Which Caribbean island should I choose for a visit?

Last Answer : Saint Lucia is very mountainous, has terrific sailing and probably pretty good SCUBA. And the food is outstanding.

Description : How much influence do parents have in developing their children's attitudes and beliefs, especially in the first 20 years, and at what point do we begin to hold the child responsible for those traits as an adult?

Last Answer : You need to quit making everything you say, judgement of others. This question is flame bait.

Description : Was I emotionally abused?

Last Answer : Get yourself to a counselor or Psychiatrist. You need to work through your “history” and get yourself to a better place.

Description : What will the children of "helicopter parents" do after their parents are gone?

Last Answer : Possibly all of the above will happen to some of them. Just as children of abusers end up differently from one another in adult life, children of helicopter parents will thrive or falter. But I do agree with your main point, that they are likely to be rudely awakened at some point.

Description : How should I deal with my father in this situation (see details)?

Last Answer : Why is there any need to Deal. You just live your life as usual and respond to any comments from your father in a cool, calm manner. No need to justify your own position. It is what it is. That is all there is to it.

Description : Will you invite a relative that has been abandoned due to being LGBT to stay in your house?

Last Answer : Without question.

Description : Why would the 18 yr. old's parents take her pictures down if she asked them?

Last Answer : answer:Your question is puzzling. Are you asking why would they take it down or why wouldn’t they take it down? Or are you asking us to give you arguments for both situations? (hypothetically)

Description : Why would a grandparent show favoritism towards some of her grandchildren and not others?

Last Answer : My Dad died, and I moved back home to help my Mom make the transition. I was there for about 3 years. During that time, I married, and my daughter was born while we lived with my Mom. This caused ... such. It may be that she feels forgotten. Or maybe she is just flaky, but you will know you tried.

Description : [UPDATE/OPINION NEEDED] Cutting Ties with Toxic Parents?

Last Answer : answer:You have done the right thing. My only question for you to think about: is reconciliation at Alll possible? If so, what would it require? But I urge you to stay strong, and not reach out to them.

Description : Is there ever a reason to fall out with your Mother? If so, what would it be?

Last Answer : She has passed on but I cannot imagine ever dropping my mother under any circumstances. Lots of people do it, though. They think she deserves it. I have been around family who “fake it” around a parent to keep the peace, though. I can imagine doing that but not with my mother!

Description : How can I grow my hair back quickly?

Last Answer : Your hair will grow about half inch per month.

Description : If you were the parent of the kid who went into the gorilla enclosure, do you think you would have gone in after him?

Last Answer : answer:Gorillas will kill the offspring of rival tribes. An adult going in after could have made the situation worse and right quick. A tranquilizer dart would be slower to react and possibly angered the ape. Prompt sniping was the best course of action.

Description : To Elope or Not to Elope? (Asian Family Struggles)

Last Answer : Your parents have mental problems (kind of like my (Asian) parents and my (Asian) in-laws, but worse). You are out of their control now. Go make your own life. What do you like to do? ... married. Getting married should not be too high on your list unless you are talking kids and/or real estate.

Description : Who would be held responsible if a young child fell off a ledge at the Grand Canyon?

Last Answer : Don’t think that it doesn’t happen. Here’s some of the data.

Description : When did you start living separately from your parents?

Last Answer : 18 Every year after that would have been a waste of everybody’s time.

Description : How old is too old to "spank" your child?

Last Answer : I never did. Although I hit her now if she beats me at tetherball. It’s the only way I can win.

Description : Which hurt the most for you..the death of your mother or father?

Last Answer : answer:The death of my father was harder on me. I was much younger then, and pregnant with my first child, his first grandson, whom he never lived to see. My mother got to see that same ... easier. Both were difficult losses to bear. And both came after too long a period of disease and decline.

Description : Do you ever hear the sayings of those who raised you come into your mind or out of your mouth?

Last Answer : answer:Oh, yes. Sometime after I became a parent, I told my husband: I open my mouth and my mother walks out. With my husband, same thing, only it was his father. I'm terrible at thinking of examples ... shocked at how automatic it was. Some things, though, I swore I would never say, and I haven't.

Description : Should Affluenza-Mommy be locked up in prison?

Last Answer : answer:YES YES YES Both she and Junior should do some serious jail time. FOUR people died (and countless injuries) because he was drinking and drugging and decided to get behind the wheel of a several ton ... don't know how the original judge who let him off easy can look at himself in the mirror.

Description : What do you do when you don't know how to handle your grief?

Last Answer : answer:I'm so sorry you are feeling this way. I can't drink when I'm depressed It always makes things worse. I try to put myself to work. Something that requires enough care to keep my brain ... it right there in the kitchen Ah well, better than cutting. That hasn't been trendy since high school.

Description : What do your parents call each other when speaking to you?

Last Answer : My folks, heaven bless both their souls, called each other Mom and Dad. Which I loved.

Description : What should I do?

Last Answer : You could get emancipated , and have your parents foot the bill. Get a free consultation with a lawyer and see if you want to go that route.

Description : Are you who your parents think/thought you would/should become?

Last Answer : answer:Oh, good grief, no. If I was was what they expected, I’d still be married and would have popped out a couple of kids by now. Luckily, we have finally reached a point in my life (at 50) that they accept me as I am. Mostly.

Description : My mom is snooping in my room? Please help me?

Last Answer : This is wonderful! It's the sort of opportunity you couldn't dream up on your own. If your mother's going through your things, why not help her out? It might be expensive, but why not leave a ... largest pair of women's drawers you can locate as well as something that would only fit a 10 year old.