I don't mean putting ear plugs on.

And I don't mean arguing with your Mother either.

I just mean a philosphical switch from being mom's blindly obeying kid to being an independent guy making his own little choices.

Was it 8, 10, 12 years old?

Was it is 16, 18, 20?

Not done yet?

QM
Quality does not occur by chance. It is the result of intelligent activities.

I never listend to her to begin with. My parents divorced when I was 3.

I stopped listening to her and my dad when I was about 15. At that time, I thought they were the two most unenlightened yahoos on the face of the earth. By the time I was about 23, I began to realize two things (1) they had a hell of a lot more life experience than me and (2) they loved me more than anything (except my brother and sister). I conclude that it would be sheer idiocy not to listen to them. I frequently did not not take their advice but I was absolutely sure that they gave it to me in what they thought was my best interest. I listened to my dad until he died and still listen to my mom. She's 83. I'm 51.If you're lucky enough to have one or both parents around, you should listen to them, even if you don't ever take their advice. By the way, if you haven't already guessed, I am the father of a 16 year old boy who currently thinks I'm an idiot. That's OK with me for now. If he still feels that way ten years from now, then he'll be the idiot.

Somewhere around age 8. Man, it was a battle until I left home at 18!

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QM...have a seat on the couch...tell me about your mother...sounds like you had a bad weekend

I think I quite listening to my mom in Middle School...couldn't here her 'cause my dad was yelling so loud Still isten to my dad as he has a hell of a lot of sensible things to say.

What's really turns the world upside down is when your parents start asking for your advise.

I not only stopped listening to her when i was 13, but i also stopped talking to her. Its been about 21 yrs now.

"A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

I stopped listening them junior year high school, but recently started to listen to them again, they suprisingly have some wisdom to pass on.

I stopped listening to her when she told me to "take that @#$% *&!@@! cigar out of your mouth!"

I remember thinking to myself, "That is no way to talk to a 6 year old."

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probably when i was 12...then as i got towards 18 i realized i was an idiot for not listening to some of their advice.

Quad

I still do. My father is a sucessful businessman. I had to listen to him for business advice. My mother is a good cook. I need her cooking advice.

I've never listened to my Mom,no one's the boss of me

Hold on... what, mom?

But i'm talking to the guys on the CA forum...

yeah, yeah fine, I'll do it...

Uh, I've got to go now...



"Life is like a pile of crap; most of the time it stinks and after a while it gets really hard."

You don't have to listen to your Mom? I thought it was a cosmic law!

It is not love we should have painted as blind,but self-love. Voltiare

I mostly always listened to my parents until around the time I turned 30. On one occasion when I didn't listen, I got royally screwed. I decided I better start listening to them again, until my mom suggested that I reconsider my decision to marry the woman I fell in love with. I decided to go with my heart instead of my ears, and it's been 12 great years since. A sad change, though, as to my relationship with Mom and Dad.

Probably started making my own choices, like a lot of people, when I got a job and started making my own money.

Suddenly I had my own vehicle and money and didn't have to blindly listen, but instead could make my own mistakes.

Still making them at 24 years old.....

dragoman

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I really don't think you should ever stop listening to your Mother. I have never really done what she wanted, but a good mother is priceless. A good mother like I have will always be in your corner & give you the support that you need.

Now I know that not all mothers are not like this, and some mothers care more about themselves than their kids( like the ones who leave their baby to die in a hot vechile ). But not in my case.

My question would be if you have a loving Mother, why would you stop listening to her ? You don't have to do what she says, but you know she has your best interests in mind.

"It's the U.S. soldier, not the protester who gives you the freedom of speech"

Nine years old I realized that when I was out of sight I could do what I wanted and I did not have to tell her.

Fifteen years old that was pretty well it. I had summer jobs. I liked to camp, fish & party.

But I lived with my folks until I graduated engineering school. 23 years old.

QM
Quality does not occur by chance. It is the result of intelligent activities.

16 - when I left home. I started listening again when I became a Dad and grew up some years later.

It is what it is - till it aint

I've said it before and I'll say it again; I wish I'd have listened to my mother EVERY TIME she gave me advice.

My Mother has been gone for about 5 years now, & I wish I had her here to talk to & listen to right now, no matter what she said, no matter how stupid it sounded to me , she was just looking out for me & to make things easyer on me & her, especilly if the old man was was involved in the conversation, Both gone now & at times I still pick up the phone to call one of them, I guess I should remove the number from the speed dial ! Enjoy, Vince

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