What have you learnt from your parents?

I learned not to imbibe alcohol.

I learned to fight back regardless of who you're fighting as long as you weren't the first one to cross physical boundaries.

I learned that it is better to listen rather than to speak.

Lastly, I learned that you don't just get one life/set of cards you're dealt. You can die/lose many times along the way before you start a new life from scratch; clawing your way out of a grave again.

 

I learned homophobia. I hate my parents...

 

I learned how to be an asshole to other people

 

Intended to teach my that being gay is wrong | Ha ha ha ha ha that's a good one.

Intended to teach me to accept everyone | From a parent who condemns homosexuality ... what?

Only good things they taught me are:

Fiscal responsibility.
Being self-sufficient.

I rescue the good things my parents have taught me and then I construct my own values.

 

My parents taught me very different things.

Mom:
I learned that what people think and feel about me is more important than how I feel or think about myself.
I learned that people panic when things begin to change.
I learned how to be randomly thoughtful and do small kindnesses for people.
I learned how to keep a clean house.
Dad:
I learned how to "turn off" my emotional side so that I can still function even when I don't "feel" like it.
I learned how to read people and that observation will tell you more than conversation any day. (He is a man of very few words).
I learned how to be dependable.
I learned how to love people even when it's hard.

Both:
I learned not to talk about negative things with people because they don't want to hear.
I learned that even "nice" people can be not very nice about certain things and that it is very wrong to be gay. (No one panic. I do not believe this anymore.)

 

I learned that power is the most important thing in life, and that you have the right to be a dick to someone if you are in a position of power over them. I can't wait to see my father grow old, so ill take care of him and boss him around, treating him exactly the same way he has treated me all my life.

 

My mother - plainly and simply taught me how to love. I am very lucky to have her in my life and even in my early 30's she's still teaching by example.

My father - He stands as an example of what I could become. I strive to be the exact opposite of this man. He is, IMO, a complete waste of space. He goes out drinking with my sister and her wife.... but goes out of his way to be busy when I want my him to meet someone that I'm dating. Beyond his issues with my sexuality, my mother deserves a better husband in every way. The sad part is, she will never - EVER - never leave him.

 

i've never really learnt anything from them teaching me really. I've always looked at my parents as anti-parents, they are both drug addicts to the extreme and have been pretty much their whole lives. both have been in jail or prison multiple times, and i look at them as what NOT to be, hence why i moved to asheville, over 2 hours away even though i didn't know anyone here at the time

 

Bad: I learned how to be an asshole to people
Good: I learned that I can deal with any asshole that's not my dad.

 

a lot

 

What they have taught me:
1. Religion has good intentions and there are some good morals to take from it such as learning to love your neighbor as yourself.
2. That "Yes Ma'am" and "Yes Sir" are the only acceptable responses towards authority
3. Not to kill, steal, cheat, etc.
4. That nobody is perfect
5. That even though nobody is perfect, life on this planet is still something to behold
6. Communication is very important in any job
7. That doing your part of the job isn't all what the job is about. If there is a problem, you are involved until the problem is fixed.
8. Math is hard
9. Star Wars, LOTR, Doctor Who are all REALLY cool things
10. How to use a lawnmower


What they TRIED to have taught me.
1. There is an all-powerful God that condemns homosexuality
2. That same God wants to have a relationship with me
3. That because I have a penis, I must do boy things and girl things would be weird for me.
4. That it's easy to snap out of depression or self-loathing

 

Get off your fucking high horse.

 

My dad never really taught me anything since he was absent from my life for a while, but my mum has taught me a couple things, such as:

- Financial responsibility (such as helping me set up a bank account and teaching me the value of money, things like that)
- How to remain calm under pressure
- The only person who will be there for yourself, is you
- Think outside the box, and not to be afraid to be yourself
- Stand up for yourself and fight back
- Manage your time wisely
- No boyfriend until you have a mortgage (she used to tell me this when I was in middle school, it's kind of a long-running joke)
- BBC shows are the only things you need to watch in life.
- Watch lots of Doctor Who.
- And how to be a fucking kickass person, because she's honestly done so much on her own for a single mother raising three kids and I admire her so much for that.

There's also been some things such as her trying to shove off my depression/anxiety and suicidal thoughts as kind of selfish and melodramatic, and has told me a few times that I shouldn't be trans* because it'll make my life harder, stuff like that... but I guess that's almost typical behaviour for most parents. I still love her, regardless.

 

this is a hell of a question ?.

Mum taught me
#To be thankful for what you have
# Respect that everyone has an opinion whether you agree with them or not .
# value of money
# thinking ahead planing for the future
# how to cook
# tidy up .

Dad thought me
# to drive safely
#stand up for yourself
#respect your eldest and they should respect you back ''dont work all the time ''
# be passionate about something
#passe yourself drinking alcohol '' took me some time to get that right ''
#dont listen to self doubters .
# passionate about Sheffield Wednesday .

both taught me
# they may be divorced ''17 years'' but they both love the bones of me ''likewise''
#the ability to move on '' both re married ''
#when I told them I was gay they both told me so fucking what were still going to love you ''this totally threw me I honestly thought they would be disappointed in me .
# respect my step brothers and step sister ''I have tried to respect her its impossible ''

 

honesty and respect other people are the main ones

 

The only thing I really learned is that most people can't be trusted and you will rarely ever find someone that cares about you. Man up. Nut up or shut up and don't be an overemotional baby.

Yeah, great parenting.

 

um.. how to cook..? i think

 

mom:
Stay true to yourself.
When I was younger she taught me to always except everyone for what ever they might be.

Dad:
Be an asshole.
Don't let others be an asshole to you.
Do bad things, but don't get caught.
Marriage shouldn't last. (he didn't puposly teach me this he has been married and divorced 4 times, I kind of just thought that was how the world worked.)
To always except others.

 

My parents taught me really obvious things like eat at the table and respect your elders.

But most of the things I learnt were from observation:

Mum:
If you do something, you see it to the end.
Work hard, play hard.
You must take care of things you hold dear.
Respect the choices of other people.

Father:
Do not become a man like him.
Do not become a man like him.
Do not become a man like him.

50% of the lessons come from my mother and 50% come from school for me.