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Typing this before I read your guys responses. I go back and forth on this. Overall, how I was raised I feel was pretty good. My dad ruled our house with an iron fist. If we got in trouble, I FEARED going home to him. We didn't get beat or anything like that.. He just put the fear of GERD into us.
Overall, how I was raised definitely made me who I am today. Would I change anything? Probably the only thing I wish was different was, we're not close with my dads extended family.. When we were younger, they were all BIG drinkers and smokers. My dad wanted nothing of that and kind of kept us shielded from it(Not a bad thing, right?) Fast forward 20 years now... I have no care or interest at all in that part of the family. I know I
should but.. I just don't care. Both my uncle and aunt passed away semi-recently and I didn't really show much from it. Which just feels weird. My cousins asked me if I'd carry the urn for them, I said sure but.. Just because I didn't want to say no. It just feels weird to see people have close connections to their extended families all over but I'm jsut here like
wasting my time lol.
So. Back to the question. Would I change anything? I'll go with no. My parents were hard-asses on me. Maybe ask me 20 years ago and I'd say YES I'd change how much they sucked. But... hindsight is definitely 20/20
I think I turned out alright. I may care a bit too much for my cars. I may like things done a certain way because any other way it's done is wrong. I may not know how to apologize after being a fuk. I may be a little un-apathetic at times because I let my ego get the best of me.. In the end, I am who I am. If you don't like it you can go on and get the fuk out.