Your Relationship with your Parents

I love my parents, but we argue more than we should. We argue quite a bit, bit it's mostly trivial, resulting from frustration or their annoying habit of jumping to conclusions and refusing to admit it. They're also always pretty strict on grades. "It's an A? Why isn't it an A+?!"

It's quite a rollercoaster ride, really, but I've never sworn at my parents. I'm also appalled by the fact that people can tell their parents to shut up when they're just doing their jobs as, well, parents. And then when they need money, it's all lovey-dovey. I don't really understand that.

Actually, I was just at the mall today when I overheard some girl yelling at her mom in the fitting rooms.
Mom: Here, try this one on! It looks really nice!
Girl: Shut up, mom! I'm choosing my clothes, so f off.
Sad.

Over the years, we've distanced, but I still call my mom either "mommy" or "mumsy," and my dad "daddy." I get picked on for that by my friends, but it feels really strange when I'm directly addressing them as "mom" or "dad."

Jam it back in, in the dark.