I am an only child so my relationship with my parents was pretty close growing up and more so now. As a child I think I was probably an easy kid for them and the older I got the more difficult. I knew that I could go to them for just about anything and they were always there to support me.
As for my relationship with my Dad, I would say that we are close. He's not always my first choice of someone to talk to but he's always there and I know he always will be. Growing up I was a tom-boy we have several pictures of me on a tractor or backhoe in the yard with him. In fact I was with him helping fence a cow pasture when I broke my arm when I was 3. I was very much "Daddy's Little Girl" I learned quickly if I wanted something all I had to do was bat my eyes and say "I love you Daddy" and I would get it. My Dad has been through more than I can imagine. He is a Viet Nam Army Veteran. He was drafted and immediately sent to boot camp at the age of 18. He saw things I can never imagine and was almost killed. He was blown off a tank, broke multiple bones in his body and has shrapnel under his skin to this day. He was one of my softball coaches growing up, he'd play catch in the yard with me, attended important events and made sure I was ok. As I grew older, the more I was gone, I realized that I need to make time for my Dad. He and I dont always see eye to eye but he's a great man that I am very thankful is my Dad.
My relationship with my Mom. Growing up my Mom was everything. Through my teen years our relationship was rough but we made it. I wasn't a bad kid, I am just exactly a younger version of my Mom which caused lots of fighting. I was never "grounded" All my Mom had to do to put me in my place was growl. Not just any growl but a low deep toned growl that to this day can put me in my place. Typically teens are "ashamed" of their parents, but my Mom worked at my high school and ALL of my friends knew who she was. I did not find this to be a bad thing except when my teachers would talk to her before I got to their class so I could prepare for the talk my Mom was going to give me, such as when I failed a math test. My Mom threatened to make my life miserable and the threat alone was enough for me. The saying "Hell has no fury as a Mother's scorn" was in regards to my Mom. My Mom would check out boyfriends and find out what they were about without me knowing. All those times that I just knew my Mom was wrong, turns out she was right. Through those teen years I said I didn't want to grow up to be like her but when someone tells me I am just like her I take it as a compliment because there is no-one else I would rather be like.
I can never repay my parents for everything they have given me.
They are the most wonderful people I know.
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