<p>I suppose I wish my parents played a larger role in my life, but it's certainly more complicated than that...</p>
<p>I would make them atheist. That would solve a lot of my problems.</p>
<p>Nothing.
I mean I hate them half the times but if they were any different I’d be different.
And I’m pretty darn happy with me 
Nah I just-- I’ve got the perfect middle class family. Mum and dad work, hardly ever argue we aren’t rich but it’s ok.
And they put up with me too</p>
<p>They’re really good. I just wish they hadn’t let me play Runescape in 2nd grade.</p>
<p>I’d make it so my mom wasn’t in pain a lot. (She’s a cancer survivor and chemo has messed up her body and I feel bad for her. You’d never know by looking at her how much pain she’s in because she’s so strong and doesn’t show it.)</p>
<p>I guess that’s not exactly what you meant, but there it is. Otherwise, I wouldn’t change a thing about either of them. They’re awesome.</p>
<p>The only thing that I would change is that my parents would be more willing to listen to me. I know that my parents know a lot more than I do but its another thing to not take my thoughts in consideration when you tell me what’s best for me.</p>
<p>Also, i would make them less stressed because they are the type of people to take out their stress on others, so if they can be less stressed, my family life would be sooo much better.</p>
<p>I guess I wouldn’t really change anything - everything has a domino effect, which is scary.</p>
<p>For example, my dad works 12 hour days almost every day, and works pretty much 6 days a week. I wish he didn’t have to work so much, but possibly if he had more time to relax and spend with us he’d/we’d eventually take it for granted.</p>
<p>Mostly if I were to change things it would be their situation, but again, we’d end up taking it all for granted.</p>
<p>TL;DR: wouldn’t change a thing.</p>
<p>Haha studious maximus beat me to it. While I wouldn’t make my mom atheist, I’d make her much less religious. Then I’d make her less controlling.</p>
<p>Where to start…</p>
<p>-have them been married at some point in their lives.
-richer…my dad’s on welfare, my moms salary is lower than 40k (which is exceptionally low for my area)
-quit smoking, drinking, etc.
-make my dad optimistic and extroversive, right now he’s the total opposite
-have my mom not treat me like I can’t do anything by myself. typical, I know, but its seriously too much when she pulls my pants up without saying a word in front of a few other kids my age.</p>
<p>I wish my dad pushed me harder when I was in middle school. I skated by with straight A’s on my pure intelligence and when I got to high school, I was shocked when I realized how much work had to be put into an A. While I still managed mainly A’s, I would’ve been much better off if I worked harder in middle school and prepared myself for the work of high school. Besides that, I’d probably have him encourage me more in my EC’s</p>
<p>Id make it so my dad wouldnt have to be in the Army, i know its helped him make me a pretty disciplined individual but all that moving around a losing friends, and especially war, that PTSD is nooo joke.</p>
<p>I wish my mom didn’t work so much. She’s always on call (doctor). But other than that, nothing.</p>
<p>I really thought this would be filled with more whiny kids, and I’m pleasantly surprised that it isn’t.
Personally, I’d make it so my father never even knew what drugs/alcohol is. That would change things, probably for the better. I’d want my mother to learn how to just sit back and relax and not always have something to do. And I would like my brothers to be more brotherly. A friend put it best when she said “It’s like we’re all roommates living under the same roof”.</p>
<p>I wish my mom would start spending more of her time/money for herself rather than on others (including me). She’s raised 3 kids by herself (she divorced my dad when I was 1). While raising 3 kids she’s worked full time as a teacher in order for us to survive. She also went back for a masters for more opportunity, going to classes at night after a full day of work. Not to mention that she cared for her parents for 12 or so years. My grandpa didn’t need as much care but my grandma was paralyzed from the waist down; my mom fed her, bathed her, took her to the bathroom, did exercises with her, took her to the hospital whenever she needed, etc. Throughout all of this, she refuses to date until I’m out of college (which I’m sure she must get lonely). She also doesn’t even drink because her dad used to be an alcoholic and she’s afraid she’ll be like that…she’s always wanted to travel the world so I’m hoping to get a great job one day and hopefully I can pay her back by taking her to some neat countries :D.</p>