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Do you know a lot about your parents or are they semi-strangers to you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I know more about them than they know about me

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

Same. My parents love and adore me, but their interest in learning the details is strangely not part of that adoration.

I, on the other hand, know about their lives, their friends, history, heritage, etc., because they talk about it.

This is not a full picture of the relationship. I'm 47, they're in their 70s now.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yep same. I know how they grew up, what they like and dislike, their personalities, basically everything. On the other hand, they just assume I do nothing but play video games all day and have no other interests. Couldn't be farther from the truth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I wish my kids would tell me anything that proves they don't just play video games all day.

I'm not saying that's what they do, I just wish they'd open up so I could know any of this stuff.