You & your parents have a great relationship, right? Take this quiz and find out!

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1. Judging by the way your parents enforce rules, which of the following dinosaurs are your parents most like?

( ) A. Spinosauruses: They get mad when a rule is broken but cool off quickly.

( ) B. Velociraptors: They hunt as a team and are very strict about rules.

( ) C. Apatosauruses: They’re gentle and laidback.

2. You get along with your parents …

( ) A. Anywhere between 50 to 80 percent of the time.

( ) B. You’re ready to file for emancipation right now.

( ) C. 100 percent of the time.

3. How good are you at avoiding pushing your parents’ buttons?

( ) A. Not good. You push them on a regular basis. (Go to 4.)

( ) B. You hardly ever make your parents mad. (Go to 5.)

( ) C. Okay. You annoy them from time to time. But somebody’s gotta do it, right? (Go to 6.)

4. The best thing you could do to get along with your parents that you’re currently not doing is …

( ) A. Respect and obey them. (Go to 5.)

( ) B. Stop pushing their buttons. (Go to 6.)

( ) C. Nothing. You’re already doing everything you could possibly do to get along. (Go to 6.)

5. If you had to give your parents advice on getting along with you, you would tell them to …

( ) A. Keep up the good work. They’re doing great. (Go to 7.)

( ) B. Learn your likes and dislikes. (Go to 6.)

( ) C. Please stop giving you so much advice. (Go to 8.)

6. As far as goals for your life are concerned, you and your parents …

( ) A. Are in sync. (Go to 9.)

( ) B. Disagree somewhat. (Go to 8.)

( ) C. Don’t even talk about them—you totally disagree. (Go to 7.)

7. The coolest thing about your relationship with your folks:

( ) A. You can talk about anything and everything. (Go to 9.)

( ) B. You’re still not sure what’s cool about your relationship. (Go to 8.)

( ) C. You don’t bug each other as much as you used to. (Go to 9.)

8. Lately, you see your parents as …

( ) A. A little overprotective, but still okay. (Go to Normal.)

( ) B. Just right. (Go to Simpático.)

( ) C. People you haven’t really paid much attention to lately. (Go to 9.)

9. Which of the following statements do you most agree with concerning your parents?

( ) A. I wish they paid more attention to how I feel. (Go to Normal.)

( ) B. I don’t have a clue what’s up with them. (Go to Difícil.)

( ) C. They’re cool. I wouldn’t trade ’em for anything in the world! (Go to Simpático.)

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