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Originally Posted by bren  My mom and I are close and I would never be that rude and disrespectful toward her but there have been times that she has overstepped her boundaries and when I tell her about it we argue, then work it out. I'm glad I'm able to do that. I don't agree that it is appropriate to be mean and nasty and disrespect your parents or elders however, I do feel that it is appropriate to defend yourself in some situations. I've never had to experience it personally with my own parents but not all parents feel that respect is a two-way street. Some are not satisfied with their own lives and how things turned out and they are mean spirited, nasty toward the world, and treat people, including their children and other family members like garbage. They are only happy when misfortune falls upon other people. I know people who are like this and if I had to grow up in a situation like that with parents like that, I just know what my reaction would be toward them |
You make a very good point. And I agree that you don't have to be a doormat to be respectful, but there are ways of disagreeing without being disrespectful. Cussing and name calling just aren't called for.
Parents do have to respect their children and respect that they are a separate family.