If they were younger, I might consider sharing more. But I just feel that they are too old, can't handle it, can't understand it and I know they won't know what to do/say. And I'm positive that my mother absolutely does NOT want to know. She cannot handle anything emotional. When I had to tell my family a couple of years ago that my SO and I had broken it off, I saw my mother look off in the distance and disengage -- it was visible. She never said anything about it or even attempted a hug. My father, on the other hand, wanted to know all the details and I was able to tell him in no uncertain terms that he was not ever going to get any. He wants to know, but more out of curiosity, he doesn't know how to respond in a supportive way.