Do you have a seperate life?

I think that changes the older you get. My friends can chat it up with my parents now. It isn't a big deal. We've even had drinks with them.

Kristie is right. As you get older, hopefully, you and your friends mature and learn how to act around grown folks.

The friends of our teen cubs don't have any problem including me in their conversations. It's common for us to hang around in the kitchen chatting. They come in and chat with me while I fix dinner or whatever. I feel confortable, and they seem to, too.

Course, I haven't had drinks with them yet.

Im not saying they COULDNT interact as I know all my friends parents and get on well with them.Some friends know my parents and hey get on fine but I just couldnt imagine socialising on a regular basis.

There are things my friends know that I wouldnt want them talking to my parents about.Nothing bad, i just find it easier to be more myself with my friends but then again there are some things I would only talk to my parents about.

My parents have gone on to the hereafter so it's a differnt scenario for me. My friends would mix easily with my children and grandchildren. Hence no problem.

My friends and my family mix well.
I just throw them all in a food processor and serve them over ice.
:-)

My friends got along well with my parents. Especially my mother. She was a seamstress and at least two of my girlfriends continued to go to her for clothing alterations long after I'd moved away. My brothers had buddies who would stop by to visit my mother if they were nearby. Everyone adored her.

Of course, no one would dare slip and tell her things about us that she didn't need to know. As a matter of fact, it was understood between me and two close friends that if we ever got into trouble with the law, we were to call each other to post bail and NOT our parents. Why bother your mother with such things, if you can help it?