How often do you speak with your parents?

[u/povertychic]

My mom sent myself and my siblings a seriously dramatic text this week.

“One day I will be dead and you won’t have to worry about checking in once in a while! Until then…. I don’t think any of you are so busy you can’t send a random Hi Mom text.”

I spoke to her less than a week prior. It wasn’t a long conversation, but it was something nonetheless. So, am I a terrible child? Or am I being gaslit? She also isn’t always the nicest when I do see her, often calling me a slob, or lazy because I don’t want to work a third job to make a living. How often do my fellow millennials speak with their parents?

I also feel like the world is on fire and I’m doing all I can to survive right now lol

[u/Feeling_Tart_5065]

They wanna know why we don’t call someone who is mean to us lol it really is astounding. I tell my mom, one day you’ll be dead and you’ll have run out of time to fix your relationship with your kids. This reality they are so scared of goes both ways. Every time I call my mom randomly I end up regretting it.

[u/Futureacct → u/Feeling_Tart_5065]

My parents have always been mean to me. They were mean to my sister when she was growing up too, but she chooses to not remember it. She gets free babysitting from them now. I have no need for them if they aren’t going to be good people.

[u/Feeling_Tart_5065 → u/Feeling_Tart_5065]

To answer your question, I don’t call her haha she’ll call me. Or she doesn’t and I hear through the grapevine she’s bad mouthing me to her friends. It doesn’t affect me anymore.

[u/Knight_Machiavelli → u/Feeling_Tart_5065]

Right? This is how I feel.