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I am really close with my mom and always have been. My relationship with my dad has...had its ups and downs, and recently we have become very distant due to his inability to accept some of DH's and my decisions. It makes me sad that we don't have a close relationship at all.

Yes, I get along with my Dad a ridiculous amount more than my Mom. He always has treated me like I'm an adult and respected me. He's also a heckuva lot more fun!! We went to visit him in CA and had such a blast in May. Going to visit him up in Dallas for the State Fair next week! Can't wait! He's a very great guy.

My mom... well, we just aren't close at all (her choice), and I've always been jealous of women who are BFF with their mom! Just not gonna happen with mine.

I get along well with both. I am closer with my mom, but that's probably just because we have more in common. When I want to go to happy hour or go shopping, I always call my mom. When I need help with something around the house if DH is out of town, I always call my dad!

I find my mum really difficult to get on with. I think it's probably because we're so similar, we wind each other up, but she also gets offended and upset very easily. She is very manipulative, in that she never actually says what she wants/needs but instead hints and moans, making you guess what she wants you to do (i.e take her shopping). It's exhausting.

My dad, on the other hand, was really easy to get on with. We could sit and chat for hours. I loved spending time with my dad.

I feel closer to my Dad, he and I are very alike. My Mom and I are very different people... we have a hard time relating to one another and some of her 'issues' have put an ongoing strain on our relationship.

I was hoping that having a daughter of my own would help me become a little more forgiving of her... but that definitely didn't happen.

When I was a teen I got along better with my dad because he tends to stay out of my personal problems and let my mom deal with them - so I never had any drama with him. But my mom loved to try and be a part of every little part of my life, we had a lot of clashes and fought a lot.

Now as adults I get along with them equally and I am just as open with my dad now too.

Definitely closer w/my mom.

Definitely my mom. My dad and I used to be close, but we hardly speak now, and usually only through my stepmother. His choice--or rather, my stepmom's choice--she totally runs the house, and him, which is a huge part of the problem.

My mom and I almost never spoke or saw each other when I was younger (my parents divorced when I was 7, dad had full custody). Once I was an adult and out of their house she started to seek me out. (It's a way complicated situation--but i was better off without her in my life), and we built a relationship. I still don't see her much--she lives across the country--but she was here for 3 weeks when E was born, and she's coming back up to spend Thanksgiving with us and DH's family.