Are you able to point out to your parents they’ve done something wrong. With my mum i can say straight out that she is in the wrong and why she shouldn’t have said what she said or done what she did. With dad not so much…
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Same here. With mum i'm really straightforward, with dad i play it more diplomatically :--)
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Yes with both, and both accept and sometimes dont and hold what they beleive.
With dad, he is more lenient in accepting the outcome is not as expected but this is what he had in mind and his reasoning, he usually ask opinions. And in decisions that we need to make he would always use the word ‘i suggest’ not ‘i want’ or ‘i ask u to’.
With mum, she’s bit more emotional like all the moms.
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yep, both with mom and dad.
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In my case, i cant point out to any of them. If i do all i hear is.."what do you know?" or "we can decide better what is right or wrong".
So its better to keep quiet and let them do what they think is right. :-)
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I can easily tell em theyre wrong, but i always end up being wrong anyway 
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It easy to tell them they are wrong. The question is are they wrong or am i just being a spoiled brat? :D
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Mom, yes. Dad, no or hardly ever.
Generally speaking, I would politely inform them of my opinion and leave it at that, or sometimes I just wouldn't say anything at all. I find it better that way.
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if we look at our own past.. we must be like kicking ourselves for some idiotic decisions we took and how we were wrong at so many occasions.. so right and wrong is just relative and its our judgement.. so I would say never to say to ur parents that they r wrong as they might be right and by saying that we r hurting someone very dear..
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Even if i convince my Amma/Abba that they are wrong still the end result always prove thier point as correct.
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Same here. Difference is I don’t keep quiet anymore. I used to try to make a beginning to tell them they were wrong at something, and I was usually stopped directly so I kept quiet.
But nowadays I do tell them which isn’t always easy.
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^It depends upon the parents.
Parents who are too proud to admit that they have done anything wrong are likely to evoke negative reactions from children.
Parents need to know that children still love and respect their parents even if they have made a mistake, no one is perfect.
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Sadya its not easy for me to keep quiet but i do this because i dont want them to develop negative feelings about me, as Iconoclast just said.
Its better to stay with a ‘do what u think is best, i wont speak’ behavior. There is no need to speak when u aren’t asked for or aren’t wanted to.
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It's true. But when you have a disagreement on something that needs to be done you can't do what you feel is right without your parents knowing. There will be discussions then as to why you did it your way instead of their way.
In such cases you have to open your mouth and explain why you did something your way.
I guess it depends on the situation. You can keep quiet, and don't do something you feel is right, but do what you are told to do. That way there is no discussion about the differing opinions and you can keep quiet. Wich is what I used to do.
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Iconoclast meant that parents dont want negative reactions… i dont think any parent wud have “bad” feelings for their own offspring unless they’re really cruel and heartless… n ur opinion… in a hypothetical situation, if ur parents want u to get married toa certain person, but u wanna be iwht someone else or dont want to marry at all, that is a big disagreement no? Will u just keep quiet theN? Or when it comes to ur education, career, etc?
I can’t stand ultra-disciplinarian parents who just command their children to do this or that.. they dont c them as humans as well. Its just “Do as I say”, theres no communication between them, no room for discussion or disagreement. My parents were never like that wiht me, they’re still strict but at least I can talk to them about everything… they ask for my opinion on a lot of matters.
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sara i wasn't talking about my marriage or career, they are pretty big issues in one's life. I was saying with respect to the day to day things in my life. Simple and small issues like things related to friends and family.
And i think i took the negative feelings point a bit wrong, for that i am sorry. :-)
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Oh okay well thas different then 
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Wth my dad, we can tell him outright.
With my mom, we have to be more diplomatic and carefully plan our answers. She doesnt like being told she is wrong (who does?) so she gets apprehensive.
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I can point it out to both of them. To mum somewhat easier, because I can make her clear why there is something wrong. To dad it’s not always easy, but I can talk to him about it. And when I’m lucky he’ll understand, if not then it’s better for me just to shut up.
On the other hand my dad does understand my elder brother, because he has his own way of explaining things to our parents.
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“point out”? No, I force my point onto them whether wrong or right. They have no choice but to agree
I can reach an agreement with mom cause she likes to maintain her point (is determined) but with dad, NO WAY! he has to agree with me or face the consequence 