Are you comfortable to tell your parents that you love them?

@inkyuboz (1392)
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
March 29, 2009 9:18am CST
If so, how many times in a day do you tell your parents "I Love You"? Does it make you feel better that you can say those words to your parents openly? I know certain people who can't show affection to their parents, but who actually love them very much. Sometimes, there are just people who are not born to be affectionate but that doesn't make them "bad sons" or "bad daughters"... So, how about you? Which side are you on? Do you tell your parents those three loving words or do you show your affection to them in some other way?
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
29 Mar 09
i talk to my mom a couple of times a day and usually i tell her i love her at some point, if not every day, every other. you see, my dad passed away in early february and well, life is too short not to tell the people you care about how you feel about them.
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@inkyuboz (1392)
• Mandaluyong City, Philippines
29 Mar 09
I'm sorry about your father, my condolences. And yes, indeed... life is too short for us not to make the most of it. I hope people would start making up for the lost time they had with their own families.
@la_chique (1498)
29 Mar 09
Personally I dont have any amicable feelings towards my own parents, so I wouldnt even attempt to make a gesture.
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@inkyuboz (1392)
• Mandaluyong City, Philippines
29 Mar 09
Awww.. That's sad. But I respect your privacy if you don't want to talk about it online. I don't want to prod anymore.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
30 Mar 09
Nah, i'm too shy to say i love you to my parents. It just feel awkward eventhough it's supposed to be normal. But i think they do understand it that i'm just shy about it. On the other hand, i do show them that i love them in the way that i care for them like reminding them not to miss their vitamins, to stay away from fatty food, bringing them something when i get home and just about anything a loving son would do. They may not know it but i would give my life for them without thinking twice eventhough for them, they think i'm capable of doing it because they thought i'm immature or childish.
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
30 Mar 09
I don't tell my parents I love them, I tell my own daughter and my husband often but as far as my parents go I don't share such endearments with them the reason being that when I was growing up I was never, ever, not once told I was loved by my parents. I was told that I would not amount to anything and that I would never marry because no one would ever want me etc... I have contact with my mother and father only for the sake of my daughter; they treat her with great affection thankfully. I have a sister and she received the same upbringing. I felt very sad about for a long time but I have my own family now and plenty of love for them.
• Philippines
29 Mar 09
yes.. always
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• United States
30 Mar 09
I talk to my mom atleast a few times a week if not more and although sometimes I feel she calls me too much, I tell her I love her every time I talk to her and every time I leave her house or she loves mine. I think that you should never let a loved one leave you or hang up from you without saying I love you.
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• India
30 Mar 09
well im in the other category.....I love my parents very much but donnot express my love for them often as i should.I guess i am in those category where i dont tell but yes i show them my affection in my small ways
• India
30 Mar 09
well I am pretty shy when I was young and use to feel like I will be consider a baby if I say something like this to my parnets weired but true.when I get into hostel I started sending messeage on parents day,an i remeber my dad got so emotional.its nice feeling altough.
• China
30 Mar 09
that's a wonderful question i think.i think for lot's of easten people,they actually show their love in some othrer way,and i am a member of them,i do think love can hide in appearance but show from the button of our hearts.
• Indonesia
30 Mar 09
T_T... i never...
• China
30 Mar 09
Saying to my parents " I love you " is so unnature for me.In my opinion ,it is very nature to tell my darling that "I love U",but not my parents.Usually our parentes have been staying with us for many years,wo would contact to our parents every day,so they are known to us so frequently,and we could forget about whether our parents want to hear" I love you ".we can show our love to our parents through many ways ,such as the moving things in the life wo do for them,when they go back home, wo can give them a massage or give them some water.In their birthday,we can give them some surprise,I think that doing some things is better than just saying .
• Indonesia
30 Mar 09
I am comfortable of saying "I love you" to my parents and I dont mind saying or telling it to them several times a day, although I dont think that I often do that, but usually I tell them at least once a day when I call them to talk about various things.
• India
30 Mar 09
Well as far as telling I love you to my parents it's quite a rare thing that I do. I will generally give them a hug and that is the most I do to show my affection for them. But ya I love them the most in this world ...... today whatever I am it is only because of them. Their love, their care, their affection, their sacrifice and the list can continue endless. I feel this every moment of my life and today for my livelihood ...... in search of a better job I am away from my home and my parents. Sometimes it pains me a lot and I get worried for them quite often. At difficult times like this I pray for their happiness and well being and ya I talk to them everyday over the phone. I miss them a lot man.
@parvezs (105)
• India
30 Mar 09
It depends many times I do say those three words and many time I express it by giving gifts and cards written that they are the best parents. I try doing things which they like to show my love and care for them, small small things gives much bigger happiness than anything else. If someone doesn't express his/her love toward his/her parents by saying I Love You then that doesn't mean that he/she is a bad son or daughter.
@EvrWonder (3571)
• Canada
30 Mar 09
I regularly tell both my parents that I love them. More so my Mom because I talk with her everyday, so everyday I tell her that I love her. I also do many things for my parents to help make their lives easier for them. To tell my parents those three loving words just comes naturally.
@ankitshr (228)
• India
30 Mar 09
Well no, i am really not comfortable saying these words to my parents, eve when i mean it too much. Yea but for that i always do something which can convey my feeling to them, and i kinda find it a much better way personally. And i think that even if one claims to love anyone including the parents, its meaning less until they find it too. So i just convey my feelings
• United States
30 Mar 09
Yes every time I talk to my parents when I'm leaving or getting off of the phone I tell them I love them. I don't really know the difference of not saying and and saying it because it's something I've always done. You should tell the people you love that you love them so they know. If you don't you may want to and it could be too late. You don't have to be an affectionate person to show or tell someone you love them.
30 Mar 09
i dont often tell my parents i love them and to be honet it does feel a little weired, i dont know why but i find it hard to say i love you in my normal voice as i tend to put on an accent to make it less seirous
• China
30 Mar 09
I love my parents very much ,but I never said these three words. maybe it's national custom ,we don't express our affection by words , we will do something to make them happy ,but never say I love you .
• United States
30 Mar 09
I lost my dad when I was 17. He didn't tell me that he loved me very often, so when he said it, it meant alot. I tell my mom and stepdad that I love them every day. We know how short and precious life is and so we always want each other to know that we love each other.