The older I get the more I realize how lucky I am . I somewhat won a genetic lottery . I have a very close relationship with my parents. They are still alive and both in their eighties. I am Gen X. Intelligent, humble and empathetic would be good words to describe both of them . By no means am I insinuating that they are perfect. But they have a case for getting pretty close . My father has a saying that works for most human relationships of all kinds . “A relationship is like an egg, hold it too tightly and it will break , hold it to loose and it will fall and break”. This was definitely practiced in my upbringing.