I think that only those who have been abused have that feeling......I was never abused.....there was never any price......all love & caring was completely unconditional. My parents weren't great....but the one thing they did teach me was that love in family is unconditional....there may be disagreements & even verbal fighting about the things we disagree on.....but love in a truly functional family is unconditional.

Sorry that all of you haven't experienced that wonderful feeling.....I really didn't want any children.....but I ended up having our daughter a couple of years after we were married (I wanted a career)......but just because I didn't want to have a child....didn't mean that my love & care for her wasnt unconditional.....just as my parents love for me was.

Unconditional love is what all love is meant to be....if it's anything else....it's not real love