diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 1833b3d..b4aad6d 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ def add_issue_dependency(
 
     if issue_blocked not in issue.children:
         i2i = model.IssueToIssue(
-            parent_issue_id=issue_blocked.uid,
-            child_issue_id=issue.uid
+            parent_issue_id=issue.uid,
+            child_issue_id=issue_blocked.uid
         )
         session.add(i2i)
         # Make sure we won't have SQLAlchemy error before we continue
@@ -645,12 +645,12 @@ def remove_issue_dependency(
             'An issue cannot depend on itself'
         )
 
-    if issue_blocked in issue.children:
-        child_del = []
-        for child in issue.children:
-            if child.uid == issue_blocked.uid:
-                child_del.append(child.id)
-                issue.children.remove(child)
+    if issue_blocked in issue.parents:
+        parent_del = []
+        for parent in issue.parents:
+            if parent.uid == issue_blocked.uid:
+                parent_del.append(parent.id)
+                issue.parents.remove(parent)
 
         # Make sure we won't have SQLAlchemy error before we continue
         session.flush()
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def remove_issue_dependency(
                 msg=dict(
                     issue=issue.to_json(public=True),
                     project=issue.project.to_json(public=True),
-                    removed_dependency=child_del,
+                    removed_dependency=parent_del,
                     agent=user_obj.username,
                 ),
                 redis=REDIS,
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def remove_issue_dependency(
         # Send notification for the event-source server
         if REDIS:
             REDIS.publish('pagure.%s' % issue.uid, json.dumps({
-                'removed_dependency': child_del,
+                'removed_dependency': parent_del,
                 'issue_uid': issue.uid,
                 'type': 'children',
             }))
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ def remove_issue_dependency(
             }))
 
         return 'Issue **un**marked as depending on: #%s' % ' #'.join(
-            [str(id) for id in child_del])
+            [str(id) for id in parent_del])
 
 
 def remove_tags(session, project, tags, ticketfolder, user):
diff --git a/pagure/lib/model.py b/pagure/lib/model.py
index 4af278d..3651f0e 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/model.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/model.py
@@ -946,12 +946,12 @@ class Issue(BASE):
     @property
     def depending_text(self):
         ''' Return the list of issue this issue depends on in simple text. '''
-        return [issue.id for issue in self.children]
+        return [issue.id for issue in self.parents]
 
     @property
     def blocking_text(self):
         ''' Return the list of issue this issue blocks on in simple text. '''
-        return [issue.id for issue in self.parents]
+        return [issue.id for issue in self.children]
 
     @property
     def user_comments(self):
diff --git a/pagure/templates/issue.html b/pagure/templates/issue.html
index bce8b27..36232ad 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/issue.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/issue.html
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
           <fieldset class="form-group issue-metadata-display">
             <label><strong>Blocking</strong></label>
             <div id="blocklist">
-              {% for ticket in issue.parents %}
+              {% for ticket in issue.children %}
                 <a id="block-{{ ticket.id }}" class="label label-default"
                   href="{{ url_for('view_issue',
                     repo=repo.name,
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
           <fieldset class="form-group issue-metadata-display">
             <label><strong>Depending on</strong></label>
             <div id="dependlist">
-              {% for ticket in issue.children %}
+              {% for ticket in issue.parents %}
                 <a id="depend-{{ ticket.id }}" class="label label-default"
                   href="{{ url_for('view_issue',
                     repo=repo.name,
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_dump_load_ticket.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_dump_load_ticket.py
index b88c0ff..aecf319 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_dump_load_ticket.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_dump_load_ticket.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class PagureFlaskDumpLoadTicketTests(tests.Modeltests):
         cnt = len([commit
             for commit in repo.walk(
                 repo.head.target, pygit2.GIT_SORT_TOPOLOGICAL)])
-        self.assertEqual(cnt, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(cnt, 9)
 
         last_commit = repo.revparse_single('HEAD')
         patch = pagure.lib.git.commit_to_patch(repo, last_commit)
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
index 52afcde..3af0315 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
@@ -363,15 +363,15 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertEqual(msg, 'Issue marked as depending on: #2')
 
         # After
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue.parents), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(issue.parents[0].id, 2)
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue.children), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(issue.children, [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue.parents), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(issue.parents, [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue.children), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(issue.children[0].id, 2)
 
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.parents), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.parents, [])
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.children), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.children[0].id, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.children), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.children, [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.parents), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.parents[0].id, 1)
 
     @patch('pagure.lib.git.update_git')
     @patch('pagure.lib.notify.send_email')
@@ -2010,15 +2010,15 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
             self.session, repo, issueid=2)
 
         # Before
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue.parents), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(issue.parents[0].id, 2)
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue.children), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(issue.children, [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue.children), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(issue.children[0].id, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue.parents), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(issue.parents, [])
 
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.parents), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.parents, [])
-        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.children), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.children[0].id, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.children), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.children, [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(issue_blocked.parents), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(issue_blocked.parents[0].id, 1)
 
         self.assertRaises(
             pagure.exceptions.PagureException,
@@ -2236,10 +2236,10 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
             ticketfolder=None)
         self.assertEqual(
             messages, [
-                'Issue marked as blocked by: #3',
-                'Issue marked as blocked by: #4',
-                'Issue marked as blocked by: #5',
-                'Issue **un**marked as blocked by: #2'])
+                'Issue marked as blocking: #3',
+                'Issue marked as blocking: #4',
+                'Issue marked as blocking: #5',
+                'Issue **un**marked as blocking: #2'])
 
         # after
         self.assertEqual(issue.tags_text, [])