I am very close to someone who has a quite different set of parents than mine. I wouldn't say that they are bad parents, but they are un supportive, uncaring, and not very giving. They would rather throw their child on the streets than have to pay for them, which just blows my mind. They actually are mad that their child goes to college, rather than having a full time job, they are constantly trying to get them to quit school with threats of throwing them out. The first time I heard their parents call them "stupid" and a "loser", I was actually speechless. I try to be respectable to them when I see them, but it is so hard, trying to respect someone who doesn't always deserve it.
I once asked him if his parents have told them that they loved him or even hugged him, and he told me "Not that I remember, but it is what it is", wow. It felt like I was in another universe when I first experienced his parents screaming at him that he was a waste of space, and he just shrugged it off, used to it. I mean of course they still feed him, and give him a place to live, spot him money when they have to, so I cannot really call them bad parents, but still, can't imagine growing up like that. But I need to realize not every family is perfect, certainly not mine.
This really showed me how amazing my parents are, and how lucky I am to have loving and supportive parents, four of them! I feel kind of stupid when I would get mad at my parents for the minor things, because I do have it good, and I should be more appreciate them more. Of course I know my family is not perfect, but they sure do love me with all their hearts, care for me, and always support me. I wish that every child could grow up in that kind of environment.
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