... enough time to write a LOR, which would complete your application ... your professor to complete the LOR before January. I taught at ... my power to complete a LOR by a requested timeframe. Sometimes ...
I've actually never read Brothers Karamazov completely (only excerpts) but I am a fan of Dostoevsky. House of the Dead is one of my favorite novels of all time.
... would write me a fine LOR. But I doubt he really ... the absence of an academic LOR seem suspect, or is it ... />
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Ignoring the impartiality aspect, I would say no on the grounds that there are better people to ask for LOR (assuming you have professors or bosses you can ask).
No, don't ask them. It's not the right kind of relationship for an LOR. I get that your parents are well-meaning, but you may want to send them an admissions article on choosing recommenders to help them understand.
I echo what @"Alex Divine"! Unless you are dead set on February, I think you should take more time. Newer PTs are valuable resources that you shouldn't waste.