Day 19-Disrespecting your parents

Growing up, I was all about parental respect. And I was the kind of kid that was 'afraid' of the counting threats. you know, the "one....two....don't make me count to three" business. Worked like a charm. But, to be fair, this only really applied to my mom. My dad was not a disciplinarian by any stretch of the imagination. My dad was mostly just kind of there, to let us get away with stuff; but he was also the one who did important stuff like tucking us in and reading us bed time stories and taking us to school. It would also be fair to say that, in retrospect, I didn't really appreciate my dad as much as maybe I should have. Little gestures count, too.

Now things have changed somewhat. I would never dream of being outright disrespectful to my parents, but I don't always think they deserve it in such black-and-white terms. I can't say that I respect how they lead their lives in some regards. Sometimes they're irresponsible and don't try. Mostly, this is directed to how they deal with Tori and how nothing gets talked about or solved and 'feelings' are a no-no. Everyone keeps everything tucked in and it's draining and dangerous. But, I dont want to get into this much further, so I wont. But I can recognize that parents are people too, and they make mistakes.