How close are you to your parents?

I speak to my parents almost on a daily. They have always tried to do what was best for me. They sacrificed so much for me and my siblings. As I mentioned in a previous thread, we have struggled as I am sure most of you have as well, but I think that it just brought us closer together. I try to help support them as much as I could.

Very close to mum. It's been a rocky relationship with dad but its gotten better the last couple of years

Closer to my mom than my dad but she gets on my last nerves quite often. She's old and needy and does little to make our lives a little easier when we are the ones taking care of her. My dad was apart from us for a very long time until we were able to get a green card for him and he has never once said thank you and often complains that he has to work till he dies which is his passive aggressive way of telling us he wishes he never came here.

I guess that's fair but it also means he wishes WE never came here and that is not something he's allowed to think given that his lack of planning and overall simple mindedness is why we're in this mess but neither him nor my mom will ever accept any responsibility for their actions and always say it's the other one's fault. And at the end when he can't work anymore, it's going to be up to us to support them which is harder since they don't live together and are wasting so much money on two places.

I'm kind of bitter because I see other kids who have parents who helped them get their first car, pay for school, or help them buy their first house and for me it's always been the opposite where instead of helping, they are a source of stress. I'm sure when they pass i will feel guilty for thinking this but I have done more than a son is ever asked to do so logically, I think I'll be fine.

Very close. We all live together and plan on doing so as long as we are in the same country. But honestly they're at a point where I think they might even consider leaving once my sister and I get legalized. Although I do think legalization FOR ALL will happen eventually, I just don't know when.

Ehhh-- I have my days with them.

I know both my parents love my sister and I unconditionally. My parents are divorced. Growing up my dad was too strict and mom didn't have a backbone so my sister and I feared one and didn't respect the other. Both of them are terrible at saving money so they rely on my sister and I financially. YAYYY!! :/

Somewhat close. I don't get to see them very often since we live in separate states, but I call them once or twice a week to see how they're doing.

Seems to be a pretty common theme where many of us support/help out our parents. Nothing new for immigrant families I suppose. I've seen other USC cousins/family do the same for their parents.

We're all human and I'm sure most of us have our ups and downs with our parents. I do too.

At the end of the day, I'm just thankful we all have a roof over our heads, food on the table and enough money for luxuries every now and then. I'm grateful for being able to see/talk to them and more importantly being in the same country as them. God knows what I woulda done without them when I didn't have Daca.