Parents fabricating people who they are incapable of loving

[X-sanguinate86]

I recently came to confront the sad reality that my parents never truly loved me. I always suspected it deep down but it was easier just to avoid it or try to tell myself they do ultimately care enough about me for appropriate reasons such that I can feel assured that they do love me as parents are supposed to love their children. I have finally come to accept it.

In the case of my parents it is in large part because they are incapable due to being emotionally underdeveloped losers but there's also an aspect of selfishness involved. I am sure they always cared more about my sibling for selfish power-worshipping reasons but I am not sure they even really love that one either. True, unconditional parental love is beyond their abilities.

How many people's parents do not or did not really love them? How big a contributing factor is that to people's lives turning into suicidal catastrophes? I think it happens more often than is generally acknowledged because both parents and their offspring won't like to admit it. It makes the parents seem like monstrous criminals (which they arguably are) and for the offspring accepting this reality is extremely unsettling.

 

[X-sanguinate86]

So far the majority think most parents do not truly love their children.

I put 25% because it seems so horrible to believe it could be most or even half. I think most have some sort of affection and concern for their children but it isn't true, unselfish, unconditional love. So I think I will revise my vote.