Is it alright for mother's to be best friends with there daughters?

My step-mum kept talking to me and my brothers and trying to hang out with us. Then my older brother moved out and she got the vibe the three of us didn't like it.

I use to really hate her and would provoke her to get into a fight with me because I didn't want to become close to her. But the truth is, she's really not that bad 😬

There's nothing wrong w/being best friends w/your kid, if you can still be a parent too. Best friends don't make you do the right thing, they encourage you to, but if you choose the wrong thing, then you do, a parent will do the same, but... will NOT let you choose the wrong thing, they will try to stop you first, they won't just let you do it. For example: you want to try a new drug, a friend may encourage you NOT to, but if in the end you choose to do so, then you will do the drug. A parent however would encourage you just as the friend, but would never allow you to try the drug.

Originally posted by Jackie Malfoy
Yes you were on my list I have to click to view your posts.Right now however I forget why you were on my list.But I will fix that!You are free!JM

if you ever forget why i'm on your list, please let me know,
and i will certainly remedy the problem....by the way...why are you
reading this? i thought you were ignoring me? 😂

I can see nothing wrong with a parent being a close friend to their children, indeed the whole father/son, mother/daughter relationships are some of the basic social building blocks. In fact in most cases it would probably be benificial, after all, friendships are trust based, and who can you trust more then your parents? That said its about choice, if somebody wants their mother as a best friends, and the mother is happy to fill that position, then its great. But if one doesn't want that kind of relationship, then it shouldn't be forced.

There's nothing wrong in having a closer relationship with your mother, even with the age gap and so.

Which doesn't mean i like my mom 🙂 I really love her but its a real biatch to live with her 24/7

Plus, 'JM', your ignore list is something private. If you walk around telling everybody who's on it and being damn proud of it it loses all its sense. And so it does if when you actually read the posts of your ignored users.

Everyone has different ways of enjoying themselves.

Yea and that is my way of enjoying myself!jk!Anyway I get along with my stepmom too.All it took was alittle talk to get her back to her sences.
I mean I am closer to her then my real mom.How strange is that?JM

That's understandable, well, to me anyway.

Inleast you understand me!That is good!JM I like your avator in your siggy even through it is alittle bit scary!JM

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
I can see nothing wrong with a parent being a close friend to their children, indeed the whole father/son, mother/daughter relationships are some of the basic social building blocks. In fact in most cases it would probably be benificial, after all, friendships are trust based, and who can you trust more then your parents? That said its about choice, if somebody wants their mother as a best friends, and the mother is happy to fill that position, then its great. But if one doesn't want that kind of relationship, then it shouldn't be forced.

I agree that children should have a good, trust based relationship with their parents ( nothing pervy.) but as long as the child's young, the parents shouldn't be best friends but authoritative figures. fiery eyes has already commented on it; the parent is not an equal. on the contrary, he/she's a role model and the one in charge.

/\ agreed totally.

The parent is not there to be a best friend. He/She is there to be a parent and to look after and raise the child. They are not equals until at least after the child leaves home.

Yes that is right!^I argee with the both of you on that!JM