How do you honor your parents?

[Magelet]

I'm curious how people honor their parents? How were you expected to honor your parents as children? How do you honor your parents now? Also what religious tradition your from, if your honor has particular religious basis or implications.

I've never really given honoring my parents particular thought growing up, and now that I am, I'm not sure even how one does honor ones parents? Sorry that might sound stupid, but I'm JUST coming to this concept really.

[smeisnotapirate]

This is a tough one for me, as my parents are very unaccepting of who I am (long story).

My rabbi once told me "the Torah says kavod, honor, not LOVE." For me, that was a huge comfort. I am respectful to them, I visit regularly and keep in touch with what we're doing, but when they become toxic, I have no qualms about walking away respectfully and going about my life.

I grew up Catholic, and according to my family's tradition, every child did EXACTLY what their parents wanted in pretty much everything or was punished severely. Even to the extreme of my aunt not marrying a man because her parents didn't approve. That isn't a Catholic view, though. Just a cultural/dysfunctional family one.

Does that help?

[purplepaperclip]

I grew up in a fundie christian household and am now athiest, but I think I am an honor to my parents by the life I lead. They gave me the foundation and I build upon it.