Manyofuswouldliketobecomecloserwithourmomsanddads.(36)___Thismaytakesometime,especiallyifyourrelationshipisn'tthebestbutwithalittlepatienceandsomeofthefollowingtips,youcanbecomefriendswithyourparents
Manyofuswouldliketobecomecloserwithourmomsanddads.(36)___Thismaytakesometime,especiallyifyourrelationshipisn'tthebestbutwithalittlepatienceandsomeofthefollowingtips,youcanbecomefriendswithyourparents.
Workthroughpastscarsandnegativity.
Ifyouhavechildhoodissuescausedbyyourparents,you'llneedtoworkthroughthem.(37)___Forgivenessisanimportantelementhere,becausewithoutitthepastwillariseinthepresentdayasangerandharm.It'shardtobefriendswithsomeonewhenyoucan'tgetoverthewaythingsusedtobe.
(38)___
Sometimesparentsandchildrennaturallybecomefriendsasthechildrengetolder.Butothertimes,however,parentsandchildrenhaven'thadachancetobondasadults,(39)___Ortheyjustneverapproachedtheirrelationshipfromthestandpointoffriendship.It'sanadjustmentthattakessometime,butcanhappen.
Haveapositivefriendshipwithyourparents.
Becomingfriendswithyourparentsshouldbeapositiveexperienceoverall.Ifyou'reunsurehowtobegin,startbyexpressingyourinterestinafriendshipwiththem.Hearingyousaythatyoudesirethischangeinyourrelationshipwillprobablymakethemfeelgood.(40)___
A.Itisratherdifficulttolivewithparents.
B.Perhapstheydon'tsharethesameinterests.
C.Developsharedinterestswithyourparents.
D.Childrenprefertorelyonthemselvesinsteadofparents.
E.Asaresult,they'llbemorewillingtoworktowardfriendship.
F.Youshouldputthepastbehindsoyoucanforgiveyourparents.
G.Afriendshipwithyourparentscanmakeyouappreciatethemmore.

