I don't think people should be actual friends with their parents until they are moved out and living an entirely different life
before that, they should be taking care of you!
I have a horrible relationship with my mother
I honestly can say that she will not have a lot ot do in my life
she is selfish, and never cared about being a mother
it's as if she got pregnant at 16, even though she was 26
men are always #1 and she would have men "spend the night" constantly.
It just angers me to even think about it
I hope I can be an amazing mother despite this, when the time comes.
She never disciplined me, at 12 years old I was already partying into the wee hours of the morning, without a word from her.
I really urge parents to be strict witht heir children, in the long term they WILLL DEFINITLY REALIZE that you were being a good parent, even if it's a fight at the time... but if you just give in and let them do whatever they want, they might end up resenting the fact that you were never the adult....
I'm sorry so many have been through bad experiences
hopefully we're all able to learn from this, and become stronger people, and better moms ourselves!