At some point your parents go from being rule enforcers to your peers. When they open up about their hopes and dreams — and tell you about things they couldn't before — you need to pay attention.Time often pulls friends in different directions, and when you have spouses and kids it only becomes harder to see each other. That's why it's so important to soak up these moments when you have them."Savor" might not be quite the right word for this one, but too often we try to wipe these experiences from our memory without examining them, when in fact they can teach us a great deal.