What can’t you ask your parents about and why?

Well, I guess it depends really. I usually tell them everything and they give me the best advice they can. But if I had done something wrong and I asked if it is bad or not, I wouldn't know what they'd say. Because say I did something terrible, I would find it hard to tell them. But then I would feel really guilty if I didn't tell them. (By the way, I haven't done anything terrible, I just want to make a point.)

I am 33 so I don't have to ask them for anything except advice. However, when I was a child I couldn't go to my parents about ANYTHING. Couldn't ask for anything new such as clothes/shoes because we didn't have a lot of money and I would get in trouble just for asking. I couldn't ask about drugs or sex because those topics were absolutely not appropriate in my house.

However, I now have three children of my own 16, 13, and 10 and I tell them they can come to for or about ANYTHING no matter what and I will never get mad. I might be sad, disappointed, or just not too happy but I will never get mad. And so they do...they feel comfortable enough to come to me or ask me for anything.

So I guess it just depends on the parents and their beliefs.

I can't talk to my parents about anything. My dad is very ill, and my mum just "doesn't have the time." They are also very judgemental.

It's sad really, I don't actually have anyone I can really talk to. It'd be nice if they were more supportive.

For example, I was away on holiday when my long term boyfriend broke up with me. I called them up, in floods of tears, and told them everything that had happened. All they cared about was whether or not they had to pay for my train ticket home.

Great.

Well firstly the only things I really ask my parents about is Homework. I cant ask them about health etc because:

1. Being a girl it is awkward to talk to my dad about that sort of thing.

2. My mum has previously betrayed my trust in her by blabing my personal secrets to her friends.

So the only really personal stuff I ask my mum for is stuff like 'Can you get me some more tampons.' I tend to go to the internet if i have health issues etc.

My parents are both dead now but communication in the real sense of the word was not good. I had to learn at an early age to have nothing wrong with me or not to try and exert my personality. Had to be what they wanted me to be even in the smallest ways.

I have not spoken to my Dad in years and probably never will. My mum and I are not really close and I would not ask her about anything important, trivial things I would.

My grand parents who were my world, well I would ask them anything in the world as I know they would always be there and do their best :-)

I avoid talking to my parents at all costs I talk to them when I need to, like informing them where I'm going and what time they expect me home.

My dad's old fashioned, I often feel like I'm being repressed and he usually jumps to the wrong conclusions.

My mum doesn't think for herself she goes along with whatever he tells her. I don't feel like I could tell her things in confidence.

I don't think they're bad parents because I've been brought up with good morals and self respect but I don't think they're good parents either.

my dad is a lone parent, and i cant ask him about money or his health. he is very ill and i do not know what is wrong with him but i am very worried because he keeps getting sent for blood tests and his eyes are bad.

About the money part, he has hardly any money and i feel extremely bad when i ask him for money, he even goes without new clothes for me to buy some for myself.

its not very nice at all :/

My brother was sick as a child I can talk to them about sx and relationship but when I have a problem emotionally were I get a little dipressed I cant talk 2 them about it because they get enough hassle with my brother, they need me 2 b happy

argh...if you ask something to do with sex they automatically think you are 'sexually active'. if you ask something basic, they often dont answer the question fully, and just wander away to do dusting or whatever, if you ask something as a joke, they get offended and tell you off. or they tell you theyre busy. or to asksomeone else. or to go look it up in the dictionary. or to not ask so many questions. I mean why bother ??

mind you...sometimes they're grand.