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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much contact with your parents do you have now? How much do you help support them?

My dad passed away. My mom is still alive. [b]Admittedly she did a better job than my dad but was still a pretty horrible parent and role model in a lot of ways, [/b]which is reflected by her current life situation... basically requiring my brother and me to support her if we don't want her out on the street. I'm happy to provide some monetary support but I'm conflicted about how involved to be in her life. I like to think I've build a good life for myself in spite of my difficult upbringing, but being around her brings up all that old anger, resentment, feelings of life not being fair, etc. [b]Friends have parents paying for down payments on fancy houses while I'm paying out to my mom every month to keep her afloat.[/b] It's not just about money, but more about sadness for not having a stable family of origin.

Anyway, I digress. Should I cut my mom out more or less because of the damage it does to me? Or it is my responsibility as a daughter to do a better job than she did with me?[/quote]

What exactly made her a bad parent.  Was she just the working poor and could not provide you with all the necessities that your friends had?  Or, was she a drug addict who neglected you and your brother, thus requiring you to fend for yourself?  I think there is a difference. [/quote]

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