Q&A

Can you love your parents but not like them as persons?

Can you love your parents but not like them as persons?

This is an interesting situation. The short answer here is yes. You can love and respect your parents but not like them as persons. The danger is allowing this dislike of them, which appears based on their actions towards you, to become resentment and disrespect.

Do parents unconditionally love their children?

Parents unconditionally love their children and expect the same from them. Parents cater to their children’s needs, fulfill their demands, help them when required, stand by their side, support them & care for them.

Is it normal for a child to hate their parents?

They can almost do anything for their children and their betterment. However, children sometimes do not have the same feeling for their parents. Although, they may respect their parents, or show that they love and care for them, deep down they may even hate their parents for one or more reasons. Does your child also hate you?

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Why don’t adult children get along with their parents anymore?

Because we don’t have as many institutional and communal forces tethering families together in our modern era, “the primary thing that binds today’s adult children to their parents is whether the child wants the relationship,” he says.

Why is it bad to not like your family?

Because of the societal pressures which exist around family and being close with family, it’s easy to fall into the trap of blaming yourself if you don’t like your relatives. The reality is that self-blame is not productive or conducive to making decisions that will benefit you and improve your life quality.

Kids who consequently have a lot of hate in their heart. It’s completely normal, and expected really, to despise your parents when they’ve abused or abandoned you. Or even if they’ve never laid a hand on you but held you to unrealistic expectations or forced you to live a life you don’t desire.

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Do you love your parents if you have toxic parents?

To answer your question, yes and no. In most cases the “love” for toxic/abusive parents is ingrained, taught, and forced. It is an obligation, not a choice. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with hating your parents, how they behave, how they treat you, and the damage they have caused you. If you can move on from that and choose to constantly forgiv