In western society there are a lot of markers of adulthood like getting a job, moving out
of the parental home, getting married, and having children.
And people tend to get anxious when they fail to check one of those boxes while they are
reaching a certain age.
In my opinion, this is kind of dumb, life is a non-linear game, why do people always
treat it like it's a linear one?
But that being said, I am a hypocrite cuz I have checked the first two boxes in my early
twenties.
Anyway, as soon as you check the second box aka moving out of the parental home, you are
bound to ask yourself: How Often Should I Call my Parents?
Let’s find out with people also ask!
Hi, I am Shao Chieh Lo, welcome to what people also ask, where I search for something seemingly
obvious and share with you some of its PAA, aka People Also Ask, which is a feature telling
you what other people are searching on Google that relates to your query.
Today's query is How Often Should You Call Your Parents, we will talk about some statistics
about how often American young adults calling their parents, how much parent calling is
too much, and some advice on what to talk to your parents about.
So let’s start with our first PAA How often should adults call their parents?
Google’s auto-generated answer is linked to an article titled “Good Question: How
Often Do We Talk To Our Parents?” published by CBS Minnesota which is an affiliate of
the CBS network focusing its original news coverage on local issues.
According to this article, CBS News found 24 percent of adult children thought they
should call their mothers at least once a day.
Another 24 percent thought they should call a few times a week, while 35 percent answered
once a week.
And 12 percent deemed once a month or less is appropriate.
And 33 percent of Mothers with children under the age of 18 thought adults should call their
mothers at least once a day.
But there are also generational differences because only 14 percent of Baby Boomers reported
calling their parents once a day.
This article also mentioned another very interesting article published on AARP aka the American
Association of Retired People.
This article argues that most cultures have maintained closeness between parents and children,
so the baby boomers in America is actually the odd generation that overemphasizes independence.
Very interesting article, I will put the link in the description.
So chances are that you are watching this video because you are worrying that you are
not calling your parents enough so you are being a terrible child.
And something like that.
But some of you, might actually be worrying about the opposite-like do I call my parents
too much?
So let’s talk about our next PAA: Is it normal to call your parents every day?
Google’s auto-generated answer is linked to an article titled “11 Signs You Should
Talk To Your Parents Less” published by bustle.com which is an online magazine founded
in 2013 targeting young millennial women.
So what are those 11 signs?
I encourage you to read the whole article to find out, but to sum up, basically if:
Either party is too dependent.
Like you are asking your Mom what to get for dinner every day.
Either party is too controlling.
Like you don’t think your Dad can take care of himself so you call him three times a day
to make sure he is still alive.
Your relationship with your parents involves a lot of Money borrowing, no need to explain
for that one.
The conversation always turns into an argument.
In this case, you probably want to analyze if there is any issue in your relationship
with your parents and adjust accordingly.
So, in the scenarios listed above, you should probably call your parents less and, in some
cases, consider setting some boundaries.
While some people should consider speaking with their parents less, others may not speak
with their parents quite enough and so have no idea what to say when they do.So let's
talk about next PAA: What should I talk to my mom about?
Google’s auto-generated answer is linked to an article titled “38 Interesting Questions
To Ask Your Mom Right Now” published by Huffington Post.
While this article specifically provides some fun questions you can ask your mom, most of
those questions can apply to your dad too.
Again, highly encourage you to read this article which I will put the link below, but some
of those fun questions are: How many serious relationships were you in before you settled
down (if you did)?
What were they like?
When did you lose your virginity and to whom?
Is there a moment or event that radically changed the way you saw the world?
Have you ever done something really impulsive?
How did it go?
What do you want your funeral to be like?
What was life like for you at my age?
Again, highly encourage you to read this article, so just do it now.
Today we learned how frequently Americans believe they should call their parents based
on surveys.
When you should probably call your parents less.
And some questions you can ask your parents as conversation starters.
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Bye!