and your kid has got a boy/girl friend, how would you, as a parent feel?
As a parent, I would think that once my kid has got a partner, its the end or near end of parent-child communication.
There would be no more " going out on weekends to have a nice warm family dinner/outing"
No more time with your kid.
Child comes home and spend time talking over the phone to the girlfriend.
Spending huge amount of time going out with girlfriend.
And than one day, probes the question of bringing the girlfriend home and stay overnight.
And you start to suspect, start to worry, and dont really trust them.
I do think that when we as young couples have a girlfriend, family bonding is still important.
Letting your parents know your girlfriend, letting them know her, hang out with her, and meet her more often would definitely pull them closer.
A better understanding of the girlfriend.
All these relationships are important,
because it will reach a state whereby we, as kids, would really want the parent to understand how we feel towards our partners.
How we want our parents to trust us.
A simple birthday present for my mom shared between both of us could mean nothing to us, but alot to them.
It makes them feel that they are not left out despite our lack of time spent with them.
It makes them feel good.
