What to do if you hear your parents doing it?

If you want them to stop making noise, confront them about it head on, be blunt and say “I can bear you having sex, could you not be so loud, I can’t sleep and it’s highly disturbing” and don’t be respectful about it, because no matter how polite you are, I guarantee they won’t show YOU any respect, they will either …

How do you tell your parents you got a detention?

Just calmly tell the truth – the whole truth. Don’t try to minimize the actions that led to being given detention and don’t blame anybody else. Own every bit of it. This is important.

What did my parents give me when they died?

One way to look at it is that in dying, your parents have given you the gift of exploring life for yourself, on your own terms, and deciding for yourself what you want to believe and who you want to be as a person.

How have you felt since your father passed away?

I haven’t just felt one emotion since my father passed, my experience has been more like travelling the world. Each stage of your journey will be completely different, and as you wander through your grief, emotions will come and go.

What to say to a parent who has lost a parent?

First, my thoughts are with you, Tom, on the loss of your parents. Both of my parents also died within the past few years. I wrote about their passing in an article, “ When Death is a Celebration .” It is very common for us to contemplate the meaning of life and death when our parents’ time of death arrives.

How do you deal with a rude/disrespectful mother?

Make light of the situation. This depends on the relationship you have with your parents and might not work for everybody. Smile, and say “Hey, at least it’s not the plumber, Mom” or something along these lines. Be prepared to have something thrown at you, and leave the room. Don’t mention the incident ever again.