Mom vs. Dad

This week in class we had seminars on Sarah Vowell’s and Brad Manning’s essays titled “Shooting Dad”, and “Arm Wrestling with my Father”, respectively. Both of these essays had a similar father-child relationship theme. During our class seminars, we discussed our relationships with our fathers and our mothers. I have a very different relationship with my dad than I do with my mom. For instance, I am a daddy’s girl. My dad is super sweet to me (besides when he is trying to get me to study for ACTs) and he spoils me, where as my mom is not afraid to tell it how it is. If my mom is mad, she’s mad and will make it obvious, my dad, on the other hand, will try to ignore it. Another example of how my relationship with my parents differs is that I get in a lot more fights with my mom than my dad. My theory is that I can be more open with my mom about things, for example I can rant to her and gossip and all that, and all that shared information is a basis for more topics to argue about. In contrast, my dad would rather hear about how I did on my tests, rather than what my friends and I do on the weekends. Finally, another major way my parents’ relationships differ with me is, my mom will go shopping with me for clothes and basically anything, while my dad only handles electronics and sports equipment.

Even thought I have a different bond with my mom than with my dad, my love for them is the same.

                                

                                 I always see this picture around the internet and I find it funny!