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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ummm....No.  And this is not what equates to be an adult.  My parents made mistakes, they are human.  I make mistakes with my kids and I hope they will grow up to understand I did the best I could at the time.  But, no, I don't dwell on the mistakes my parents made, nor do I feel superior to them.  [/quote]

This is OP again, and I agree with the person that said that they have empathy for their parents and their decisions. I 100% agree. In my original post, I wasn't trying to be negative at all, just trying to express my surprise (which I apparently failed to do).

I only meant that I feel like an adult because I'm putting myself in their shoes now, thinking through their situations and decisions, and trying to make sense of some of the things they did. That's all. Still love them. They were great and still are.

I guess my reflection is also on the changing times. They grew up in the 50s and are models of conformity to a great extent. Their world was very different from mine. They did not benefit from many resources I have as parents (like the internet, mom groups, etc.)[/quote]

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