I am surprised how many people here still seem to love their parents even though they are abused/neglected.
Its a form of Stockholm syndrome.
I do not love my parents because they did not love me. I realised I was not loved at the age of seven (the age of reason) I wanted to be fostered, adopted, I wanted to be away from those people.
So many posts tell stories of abuse, many lonely people who deserved so much better.
So many children who blame themselves for their parents failings, suffer guilt and toxic shame.
If parents are crap, blame them not yourselves!
Anyone else not love their parents?