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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No.

But having lost both my parents (one as a child, the other as an adult, one to a long terminal illness, one suddenly) it's given me a lot of forgiveness for my parents, and letting go the idea of wanting/wishing them to be perfect. Especially being an adult and learning how hard things really can be sometimes.

[b]If you want to be like your parents? Treat them as they did you.

If you want to be better than your parents were, then do & be better.[/b][/quote]

+1 and AMEN![/quote]

Love isn't a quid pro quo.  I know and trust that my parents love me unconditionally, and that they did the best they could raising me.  I know and trust that they love my children, and that they are doing the best they can as grandparents.  But helping them as they age--it's not because they've "earned" it by helping me out.  My mom sacrificed a lot to care for her elderly mother, because she loved her mom.  I will do the same if necessary, because I love my parents.  I hope that, if I ever need help from my kids, they will help me, not because I've "earned" it, but because they love me and they know I love them, just as I care for them because I love them.  [/quote]

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