is it possible for parents to not love their child

July 6, 2008 10:02pm CST
I am not a parent but I am a child. I am 22 years old. And I am wondering if its possible for a parent to not love thier child at all?
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17 Aug 08
It is possible, but not at all. I'll always remember my mom told me, my previous father do loves me, but his loves stayed in 15 years ago. For now, he loves his own children and family more than I do. Evantually it came to my mind, I'll told myself, he does not loves me. But ofcourse, with his own reasons. He loved me, cause I was his child, I loved to turn around him and beg him to pamper me more; on the another side, he doesnt love me anymore. Cause to him, this will waste his time to show his loves to me as, he has his current family to love. He will not have much times to spare all to us also. My siblings and I do shared about our past, but we prefered to let him go as we'll only say, his loves has given us 15 years ago, and now, it's all ended. Motherly loves will always enough and fulfilled my emptiness. None of the parent in the world doesnt love their child. It's just whether they speak or not to speak, their love is continueously or stop at years back.
• United States
16 Jul 08
I think it is possible for a parent to not know how to show love, or even to not know what it means to love a child--what needs to be done for that child as well as how to show love. When it comes down to it, all parents love their children...it's just a matter of how they show it. ~~
@toogle (344)
• India
7 Jul 08
i do not think that it is even possible that some do not love his own child. It's different that your parents will never show you how much they love you. But that does not mean they do not love you. Parents do not want to show there children that they love them very much. i do not know why they do such things. No matter how bad a child is parent will never hate his child. No matter what happens between parent & child. Parents will always love there children.
@MOMMASAM (1004)
• United States
8 Jul 08
yes, i truly think it is. not for the average person though. more unique circumstances. i once worked for the SIDS prevention clinic in WV. some very small, way back in-the-woods places had so many SIDS in some families that the mothers did not bother to bond with their child. some did not even name the child until the child was 2 years old. it is possible, that if you did not feel love and comfort from your parents, that you will definately be able to feel and demonstrate that to your child.
@msedge (4011)
• United States
9 Jul 08
I am a daughter and i am also a parent.Sometimes before i felt like my parents don't love because i can see how much they favored of their other children.Supported them even they don't concentrate in their studies but as i grew up i realized how much they love.The way raised me made me a strong and better person.I finished a degree and so sad to say my other brothers didn't because they were very abundant with all the support financially and materially and i am very thankful i was not which made me inspire to study hard and earn a degree to have a better life and i owe alot from my parents.So i don't think theres a parent that never love their children.They have just different way of doing it.As a mother,i love my daughter so much that i try to provide her everything that she needs and even wants.I had sacrifice myself just for her.My husband and her are my inspiration.