Did you like the parents of your friends when you were young?

I really liked being around most of my friends’ parents. I liked when they talked to me like an adult and I learned new things from them. Some were very funny, which of course was entertaining.

I remember being in my teens and a friend telling me how much she liked my parents. I was still in the mode of being a little embarrassed by them. I remember responding, really?”

In my 40’s I reconnected with a friend, and it was really nice to catch up. She asked me about my parents and then gave a special mention about how much she liked my dad and found him so interesting. It surprised me.

As an adult a lot of my acquaintances know my dad and say many complimentary things, which is nice, but I find the child perspective more interesting.