…how do you deal with them?
You find it easy? Or you feel a tremendous generation gap?
How do you voice your frusterations?
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^Why did I know that was going to be the first reply?
HUGE generation gap, as much as I try to understand them it is really tough at times. I feel worse for my younger siblings, they have it worse than me. I can still get on the same wavelength with them at times…siblings find it really hard.
The only way to get through to them is to TALK. As hard as it may be I always voice my opinion. Staying shut or just ignoring them, thinking you can never change their way of thinking doesn’t work. (at least in my case)
Also with my dad logic works. Mom not so much 
At the end of the day I also try really hard to see where they are coming from also…and not assume my way is the right way.
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Allhumdullah I don’t have issue we understand each other so much sometimes I don’t even need to say anything n my father know wht I am trying to say, for my every problem I look at them n mashahallah they handle those situations very well, truly blessed
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We talk it out… Without holding bk. Thankfully…neither side holds crudges…and we get over it trying not to repeat the mistake.
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I had very different relationships with each of my parents.
I didn’t grow up alot around my father, since my parents seperated while I was young and divorced by the time I was in middle school. It really wasn’t until adulthood/right before marriage that I formed a meaningful relationship with him, so the dynamic was very different. Definitely a generational gap. My Papa was a very gentle and pious man, everything started and ended with his unwavering belief in Islam, but he was also a dreamer type when it came to practical life, didn’t really see things for what they were, so it wasn’t worth it to me to push the envelope with him or challenge his thoughts and beliefs. I sometimes think it was curse and blessing for him. His ability to block out the rest of the world and concentrate just on his faith cost him his wife and kids but also shielded him from the the rest of the crap and BS floating around out there.
With Ammi…omg, that was a different story. My mother was a very strong women..hard as nails and stubborn to boot. She and I were constantly at odds over one thing or another. Like Guac said, logic never seemed to work with her. Sometimes I would call her out on things, but most times it was best to just let it go.
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I have a very open relationship with my Mother. I don’t talk to her about stuff you wouldn’t chat to your Mother about but I can talk to her about all my problems or get advice like you would off any elder. Although she’s only 15 1/2 years older than me.
My Father on the other hand I don’t speak to at all-period. He thinks he’s Gods gift to everyone. His own parents don’t even talk to him; that says something.
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I’m finding it harder and harder to communicate with them as I get older.
You’d think it was the other way around right.
Especially the mother - its getting so much easier to just yes yes yes yes yes her away.
Mentally I’m taking notes on how NOT to behave with my siblings. The over whelming pressure to be perfect really turned me into a nut job.
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My dad was easier to deal with. He supports me in whatever I want to do. I love how he never uses the “I told you so” thing on me.
My mother was harder to deal with because she was paranoid about raising kids in America. If she could, she would keep us tied up to the Jannamaz all day. I miss her though. I am glad she was strict. She passed away 3 years ago and I kind of miss the frustrations…
*sigh