....with your parents? My parents did some trucking from December until last week. While they were away, it was so quiet and I hardly ever heard from them but had a sister who talked to them more often and she kept me updated about things, which was nice. Now that they've sold their truck and mom's home all the time....well, this morning I was on MSN a little bit and she was asking how things were going and since we had a fancy wedding and all we attended, she wanted to know EVERYTHING!

I went and told her, and she's just so dang critical and judgemental that I was tempted to just get off the computer. But if I'd done that, she would've called me up and asked why I went offline....yanno...the controlling type. :rollseyes:

So, I've decided to make it a point to keep things vague. Very vague. I'd done this a long time ago, but I guess I'd missed her more than I realized and my fingers just kept typing today. :doh: So what do you do? Do you tell your parents every teensy weensy detail? Or do you just keep things vague? I know we're supposed to honour our parents and it's hard to do when they (well, more mom than dad) keep criticizing every move you make....I also know that there's no way I can CHANGE that. But I don't appreciate a guilt-trip, either. By honouring, does that mean we do as they say? :unsure:

You had another wedding?

My sil got married.

I keep it kinda vague....depends on the situation. As you know, my parents (mom first, then dad) are moving close to me, 30 min away as opposed to 2 days away! :blink: So I have a feeling I'll be dealing with it more....

Anyways, when mom (like you, she more than dad) starts getting in a little too deep, I just back away....maybe check the caller ID & let the answering machine pick up, stuff like that.

I don't think it's so much honoring your parents, but leaving them & cleaving with your spouse. But no matter how old I am, I still sometimes feel like a little girl around my parents....

EGG-ZACTLY! :thumbsup:

No matter how old I get, I too still feel like mommy's little girl who tells her everything going on. I've even been tempted to "block" her temporarily on my MSN because every time she comes on....she's gotta chat! :doh:

This is funny for me, because lately, my mom's been vague with me.

My mom has been helping one of my younger sisters a little too much and she knows if I knew what she was up to, that I'd flip. But my other sister and one of my brothers told me, so now I have to pretend I don't know. Oh the drama.

I find that my mother is much more trusting of my decisions in the last few years. She doesn't give as much of a hard time as she used to. I think it has a lot to do with losing my dad. It's weird because I think she questions everything she does now since she doesn't have him to back her up. Now it seems she comes to me more than she ever did in the past.

My mom is blocked on MSN right now... :unsure:
She's actually really good at respecting my privacy, but I know her feelings are hurt when I don't have the time or the emotional energy to chat with her. I tend to tell her everything though, as long as I don't think it'll make her worry, and I'm afraid that'll be a problem when I go back to Wyoming because she just doesn't need to know every detail of my situation with Chad.
Unless it will help her get out of her own situation in one piece...yeah, we know how to pick 'em in my family...