What are you supposed to do when you dont like your parents?
Move out.
(I don’t like my parents either, but their calling me still annoys me.)
If you really don’t like them, then disappear completely. I kind of regret not doing so already, but I still have that option don’t I…?
How old are you, Ice? And how much money do they have?
If they have a lot, and seem inclined to leave it to you, you might want to think about “paying” yourself to keep in touch. You know, a million bucks divided by four holidays a year for so many years…
Just a thought.
It seems rather ungrateful to me. Didn’t they give you love as a child? Didn’t they take care of you when you were unable to take care of yourself? You owe them your love, at least. From there it is simply a matter of not letting petty matters interfere with that love so that it can truly manifest itself.
But that is if the “I don’t like” was meant in a strong way. If they are just pains-in-the-butt, but that doesn’t obstruct your love for them, well, such is life. You can’t always get along with everybody, and that goes double for parents. Have you tried acting as a remonstrator when they do something that bothers you? They are, of course, free to ignore you, but the very least you can do is try to address the complaints.
I have a million personality disorders thanks to my parents and nwo you want me to love them forever?
This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin
They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.
But yeah my advice, get over it…
Grow up. They’ll die and you’ll feel pretty petty about shit like this. And how can a personality disorder be your parent’s fault. Have some accountability for yourself. Pathetic.
I can relate to Ice; my parents messed me up too, but not nearly as bad as some.
My father was a cold-hearted bastard and my mother gave me zero affection. That would be fine and dandy if I was an extrovert, but since I’m an introvert it’s a bitch to need physical contact with others when you absolutely hate to socialize in the first place…
I did not like my mom, but I loved her. You don’t have to be what they made you. You don’t have to overcome the dislike you just have to mature and understand that your parents had no handbook on how to be parents, they had no degrees in parenting 101, they only had faulty human frailities and thoughts. Imperfection creates imperfection. You don’t have to like them , you don’t have to love them, but you really should forgive them, there are no parenting instincts within us. Parenting is the one job that no one really understands, knows or has any experience. Books are not good enough, they don’t tell you the truth, only vague ideas.
Forgive them and understand they are merely humans that were given a job to do that they were not qualified for, heck no one is.
‘It would be the height of vulgarity for a son to be like his father.’ - Nietzsche, Ecce Homo
Hi Ice,
I wouldn’t say you HAVE to love them, I think that’s a myth. But you do have to respect them. They’re providing food and shelter, or so I assume (I don’t know how old you are). Just do what I did back when I used to disagree my parents - ignore them by avoiding all unnecessary contact. In any case, your feelings will pass…they always do…
-pg.99
Take responsibility for your own flaws, you are your own person and you have to accept what you are, your pissed off at your parents because you are having social trouble right now, deal with it. Figure it out, thank your parents for everything they’ve done for you unless they beat you or rape you or don’t feed you.