Home/Relationships & Family/Parentification/ThoughtI spent my whole senior year fixing things for her.parentificationShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI used to think my mom really valued my advice about her and dad and all their fights, and I still think she does but I missed out on so many high school things and my own friends because I was busy… …parentificationI just spent a week clearing out my old room at my folks' place, a whole lifetime of stuff, and I found a stack of poems, really dramatic, from when I was a kid... …past self embarrassmentcause all through high school i was her person and her friend and her therapist basically so every night it was just her telling me about all her husband stuff and i'd try to help her figure it out… …parentificationI’m twenty years old and I feel like I’m fifty. …parentificationRelated ThemesEmpty Nest VoidFamily obligation guiltHidden relationship doubtsParenting insecuritiesSecret resentment toward family