Are you closer to your mom or your dad?

Question

I'm extremely close to my mom especially since my dad beat the shit out of my mom when I was younger. I don't really have a good relationship with my dad. Don't really know the guy all that much tbh.

But how about you? Are you closer to your mom or your dad?

Hellraiser1984 · Accepted Answer

My mom because my dad never loved me. He never wanted to marry my mom or have children. He told me the only reason he stayed is so we wouldn't grow up without a father. My father is a verbally, psychologically and physically abusive person. He hasn't worked since 2007 and has done nothing but lay on the couch ever since. He treats us like crap and Is a complete waste of my time. My dad hit me with a baseball bat and broke my foot he then hit my mom with it after she got between us. He almost let me die after he refused to take me to the hospital after my appendix burst. He called me a weak little p***y, and made me crawl for 3 days because he hates me. He's the Uber macho psycho ex military type. I'm nothing like him. He has cancer now and I can't wait for him to die. Free at last.

Bklynbadboy12 · Accepted Answer

It was my mom but she passed away so now it's my father

Lliam · Answer

I was really close to both my parents when I was young. My dad worked days and my mom raised my sister and me and looked out for us.

But I really looked up to my dad because he took me along with him to go to movies and interesting places. I picked up a passion for airplanes from him when he took me to air shows with WWI and WWII airplanes. He took me to meetings of the WWI aero historian club called Cross and Cockade in Hollywood. He introduced me to famous people.
We built airplane models together.
A friend of his took us flying quite a few times, let me operate the controls, taught me some basic maneuvers and how to take off and land.

He was in WWII, fought all the way from Utah Beach to the occupation of Germany, serving as a runner from the front lines to forward command through every major battle. He used to tell stories about some of his experiences.

He was the top machinist at a major aerospace corporation and worked on every space project from Mercury through the Space Shuttle. His shop created the prototype parts from engineering plans. He even brought home samples of some cool things like heat shielding panels.

He took us on vacation for two weeks every summer. We took a couple trips across the country from SoCal as far as Indiana where he grew up and Wisconsin where my mom grew up and visited many national parks and interesting places along the way. We went camping quite a few times. I have vivid memories from those vacations.

One day almost every weekend, he would take the family somewhere - Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Santa's Village, the Huntington Library, the L. A. arboretum, various other SoCal attractions, the ocean, the mountains, the desert.

He made my life an adventure.

He taught me how to drive and gave me my first and second cars. He taught me how to work on cars, too.

I thought my dad was big, strong, smart and important. He was my idol.

But when I got old enough to have my own opinions on music, hair style and fashion choices, he really dug in his heels. I needed to fit in with my peers but he couldn't cut me any slack.

My mom was cool about the changing times, though. She bought me clothes I wanted and grew to appreciate the current music. She used to drive us to go surfing before I could drive. She even stood in line a couple times to by me and my friends tickets to rock concerts when I was working. They all thought she was the coolest mom.

So, by high school, my dad and I started growing apart. He kind of disapprovingly ignored me or distanced himself while my mom and I became best friends and remained so until the end of her life.

I will refrain from describing how great she was all all she did for me. She was a lot of fun and full of energy. I still miss her more than my dad even though I owe a lot to my dad from when I was growing up.

ohsheeT · Answer

Well to be Honestly, I never knew my real dad.
And meant him three different times.

I moved out of my mom's house when I was 16 and a knew her but really not until 4 years ago is when I really got to know her. And she got.
To know me so i'm gonna have to say my mom

PeachyPie93 · Answer

I am closer to my mom since she always loves me but I like my dad more because he has always let me do what I want and not tried to control me like my mom does. Though I always felt like I disappointed him since I wasn't popular and more like him.

elizamichale1 · Answer

I have always been more closer to my dad since I was a child... he would always listen to me even if I was repeating myself... mum would just say... its ok honey not a big deal or I haven't got time etc... but dad... he was always there whether it was something at my school or issues with my boyfriend or my job n even now

7Phoenix7 · Answer

I'm definitely closer to my mom. She is like a best friend to me. I'm close to my dad too but not as close as me and my mom

Lynx122 · Answer

I'm closer to my mom she just cared more. My dad I think he cares about me but he didn't express it very well :D Also he went back to Canada so I don't see him that often now. But I think we're getting along as well as we can atm :)

Abbycado · Answer

It depends. Emotionally, definitely my mom. I’m closer with my dad in the general sense. We do a lot of things together that mom isn’t interested in.

MrChinaski · Answer

My dad was a good man.

My mum hasn't said anything nice to me in 26 years. She literally sat across my dinner table and through a mouth full of partially masticated food told me how good her manners are.

I miss my dad.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

Definitely closer to my mother. We get along well, she has the better parenting style, and she’s the parent that regularly goes to therapy. My dad is only a good dad when he’s single.

Orion84 · Answer

I haven't spoken to my father in nearly 10 years, and I wouldn't go to his funeral if he died tomorrow, so my mom wins this one, by default.

glennos89 · Answer

Sadly I'm not close to either of them. I guess I'm closer to my mom then my dad, although I appreciatey dad for teaching me how to become a man

Panthero80 · Answer

My father is dead, but I am close with my mom,

Bricealan · Answer

@simslover92 My mother and dad almost equally?

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Neither.  I'm nothing like either of them.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

My mother, since I haven't seen my father since I was 8..

Caughtulookin · Answer

Dad by far. My mother barely speaks to me and my father is very social and is a control freak.

BDRick · Answer

Both equally because Mom is there for emotional support while Dad is there for human growth

Godihateyou · Answer

Both. They are both dead and I don't have much time left either.

Anonymous · Answer

I know how you feel, I'm also much closer to my mom, for the same reasons.

Anonymous · Answer

Closer to my dad. He's the best human being I know.

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Mom. I actually hated my father, while he was still alive. He’s gone now

queenofcardio · Answer

Mother. It's hard to relate to my dad

FreyaRed · Answer

To my dad because mom dines in Valhalla.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Neither.

serious · Answer

Neither of them to be honest.

talka20 · Answer

Okay w dad... better w mom

KittygosMeoWW · Answer

I was closest to my dad.

LiamJHayden · Answer

I was super close to both.

Wise4myage · Answer

I was closer to my mother.

Jeff51 · Answer

My mom. Never met dad

Agape93 · Answer

Neither

DrPepper12 · Answer

Neither

PeterLegg91 · Answer

I'm close to both

Anonymous · Answer

Neither

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