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Title: How important is your parent's opinion?
Post by: chavasarah on April 07, 2011, 06:57:49 pm
Sometimes I stop doing things because of what my parents would think even if they don't say it to me.. Do you care about what they think of you?
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Post by: Boise40 on April 07, 2011, 09:43:27 pm
Well, I only have a mother and I don't mind what she thinks of me. I don't think she have anything negative about me. I also ask for her advice about anything before I make my final decision. Just like, I'm planning to get a puppy between now and May. So, I'm trying to do whats best for me and for the puppy if I decide to get one.
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Post by: gaylasue on April 08, 2011, 08:50:21 am
Yes.  I want everyone to think good of me.  I try my best to give them good reasons to with the Lord's help!!
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Post by: foreverinlove05 on April 08, 2011, 09:01:08 am
i think it generally depends on how old you are, but i'm not one to care much about what other people think of me. i do my own thing, i'm my own person.
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Post by: sommap on April 08, 2011, 11:30:59 am
If my adult children ask for my opinion, I will give it, otherwise, I keep my mouth shut.
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Post by: sharrol1 on December 12, 2011, 03:50:48 pm
If my adult children ask for my opinion, I will give it, otherwise, I keep my mouth shut.
i try that but thay live with me that makes it hard
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Post by: monnee on December 12, 2011, 04:11:33 pm
Very important.  They gave me life.  Without my parents I wouldn't have been born.
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Post by: dreamyxo on December 12, 2011, 04:59:40 pm
My mother's opinion is important to me I will ask her what I should do about a lot of things.  She's older than me and has more experience so I would like to follow her advice.
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Post by: kingozzy on December 12, 2011, 06:38:07 pm
I care about what they think, and it helps me make choices since they want what is best for me
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Post by: Lusie on December 13, 2011, 09:22:54 am
I have always done things so other people will be happy even if it means I wont be including my parents, but I have finally got to a point of where my own happiness means more. I still value what my parents think of me, but if they can not be happy for me and proud of what I have accomplished then that is their fault. Even though I live states away from them they still want to try and control me. The thing is I am finally happy and love myself and being where I am has done that for me.
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Post by: ayerla41 on December 17, 2011, 07:36:15 am
My mom's opinion is very important to me. My dad tries to have opinions on everything even if he knows nothing about the subject. So I don't often care about his.
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Post by: oldbuddy on December 17, 2011, 01:06:07 pm
Not anymore, since they are both dead.
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Post by: Snoozey on December 17, 2011, 07:35:16 pm
I only have a mother and I really don't care what she thinks of me or my decisions. I don't even talk to her more than once per month, usually less.
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Post by: melinder on December 17, 2011, 10:45:20 pm
It depends sometimes I want them to help and give their opinion but in the end it's all up to me and how I want to live my life
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Post by: shepherdchik on December 18, 2011, 10:41:35 am
Sometimes it's good to ask them certain things but as you get older you have to make decisions on your own too. They may not understand the situation fully so it's good to think things through on your own.
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Post by: lrodriguez4 on December 18, 2011, 10:50:10 am
my parents opinion is important to me sometimes ,like at one time I was going to buy a house that was affordable to me at the time ,told my dad about it and he told me DONOT buy anything in that neighbor hood because it was a bad neighborhood ,then a week later on the news it reported there were alot of break ins and  gun shootings going on. so glad I took his advice and no buy the house
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Post by: mall0271 on December 19, 2011, 08:49:37 pm
Absolutely. It has taken years to break some of the hold my mother has had on my life. But I still make sure my house is orderly when she comes over. I have to be presentable anytime we go anywhere. Some things you can't shake that your parents have taught you. It is a part of your DNA. It is always a work in progress to be me. :angel11:
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Post by: tantricia44 on December 19, 2011, 09:31:27 pm
Not much, because growing up , they're mostly wrong about pretty much everything. They are a prisoner of social norms or ethics. Esp. mom, anything the news says she'll believe it. As most kid do, when their parents tell them to do something or advise them about something. The kid will automatically, do the opposite thing that the parents wants. Some parents are dumb that way, the more they disagree or tell the kid is wrong, the more the kid will defy the parent. Smart parents would use reverse psychology.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: dwggs on December 19, 2011, 09:37:16 pm
Yes, I do care what my mom thinks.  Since my dad passed away about 10 years ago she is my only parent left.

Her opinion does matter ... she does, however, understand that I am a grown up and will ultimately make my own
choice - whether it be what she agrees with or not.  But... she is used to that .. I have always independent .. even
as a child and she respects the fact that in the end my decisions need to be mine.
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Post by: timvolley on December 19, 2011, 09:41:54 pm
i respect other people opinion whether parents or friends opinion