My parents loved me too. But they were dysfunctional, so I got messed up anyway. I love my children like crazy but if I wanted to teach them calculus I would fail miserbly and they wouldn't learn it. My parents didn't have social skills, self esteem, problem solving skills, emotional skills, healthy boundaries, and they were not able to meet their needs. Therefore, I didn't learn any of these things either and this made me quite a mess. They did have things to teach me, though. They taught me good values like working hard, being honest, caring about others, saving money, etc. Things are what they are..............