Embarresing interactions with parents!

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The other night my neurotypical 19 year old brother was having a conversation with my parents. more too the point he was talking too my mum and dad like they were his best friends????? I mean he was using quite street wize words and talking too my parents like he would his buddys.

don't you think that is pathetic? call me old fashioned but i think you should reserve that type behaviour for your friends. i just cringe when i see kids these days use rude words when interacting with there parents. my opinion is that you should show respect too your parents and talk too them in a sensible way about 'important; things or for parental advice not talk too them like there your homeboys. i'd be very embarressed if i talked too my folks like my brotherd did unless i was under the influence of alcohol.


Do you agree with me on this? i am 22 by the way

Sounds to me like the one embarrassed is you. If he is talking that way he must feel comfortable around them and have a good relationship, which is more than I can say for a lot of parent/kid relationships.

Every family is different and relationships are different. Some families are more relaxed than others. Neither one is better, just different.

I talk to my Mum as if she were a friend, because I'm in my mid twenties and she is my friend! But I would never use swearwords around my Mum, in fact I don't swear when with friends my own age either. When I was younger it was more important to be respectful because my family were trying to teach boundaries. Now I am an adult it is a little different.

My kids talk to me like peers. I've always spoken to them like they are my peers. If you mean he used profanity, well he's' 19 not 9. Unless the parents in questions are offended by profanity, it's ok.

I think it's normal.

Relationships between kids and parents change over time. As you move into adulthood a lot of kids start to talk to their parents like they talk to their peers. Sometimes this is okay - sometimes it is not - it depends on the parents comfort level. If your brother starts talking to them in a way they don't link I am sure your parents will correct him.

I agree with this. I talk to my mom like we are friends, because we are more like equals now. She doesn't do things for me that moms usually do, like make my bed, buy me clothes, do my laundry etc. We have things in common now, like I have a car, she has a car, I have kids, she has kids. I'm old enough that I don't need her to do things for me anymore or tell me what to do anymore, so we are more like friends instead of mother and daughter. If I was ever inappropriate, I'm sure my mother would tell me so.