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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is really a 'hate' situation, or one in which they just prefer the parent that's the same sex?  Or the parent that wasn't the bad guy growing up?  I see that a lot in my friend group.  It seems like if the mom has been the bad guy disciplinarian growing up, the kids want to avoid her as teens because they fear getting in trouble.

I know growing up, I always did things with my mom and my brother always did things with my dad.  Unless it was shopping for school clothes, my brother just didn't hang out with my mom once he reached maybe age 12.  Same with my dad and I.

I've tried to avoid this split with my own kids by sometimes just having to fake interest in something to hang out with them.  I'm not a fan of professional soccer, but my son is, so I fake it and go to games with him.  My husband isn't a fan of musicals, but our daughter is, so he'll take her to see one and let her tell him all about it and the people in it, etc.

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I think what yiu experienced is traditional gender roles type stuff. Im a mom to 4 kids ages 25, 23, 21, &16. The oldest 3 are boys.  Im closest to my 21yr old. We are very similar and have always connected.  My 16yr old girl is off on planet Pluto.[/quote]

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