Do you give it back in equal measure or less or more?

hi meapas! for me i can say that i can't really pay all the things that my parents have done to me...i owe my life to them...i owe to them who i am now! as much as i can i want to give them all the love and happiness that i can give...as much as possible i want to give them comfort and let them feel how much i love them and how much am thankful to them...i think even my life is not enough to repay them for all those things, those sacrifices that they have done just to raise me and my brother...and to give us all we need to the best that they can... but now, even if i am not living with them anymore...i'm proud to say that my parents appreciates everything that i am doing for them and that they are proud on who i am now...i know this coz they are telling it to me...and i am happy for that... yes i can say that they are the apple of my eye, i am willing to sacrifice anything for them, i am happy to serve them to the best that i can...i will love them forever...i am very thankful to God for them...

I love my parents very, very much and I will always be grateful for their love and support and all the good things that they have done for me. I they have helped me in so many ways, and of course I also want to help them whenever I can. I look after their home and their pets when they are away, I teach them to use a cell phone, I find information on the internet for them, I buy things for them etc. I always buy many presents for them and it is a way for me to show my love for them. I think they appreciate my presents, but I know that there are other things that are more important to them than my presents and that is the fact that I am happy and that I live a good life. My parents are about 60 years old, they still work and they are very independant, but when they get older I would do whatever I can to give them the help and care that they need. I would do everything for them

My fiance and I are living with his parents and probably will be for a few years until we can afford a place of our own. We try to give back to them and to my mom when we can. My dad has recently come back into my life, but of no real fault of his own. I can't say more as I don't understand it completely myself, but to a certain extent I did not allow him in my life by believing all the bad things said about him. In any case, I believe it's the child's duty to do all they can to ensure their parents know that the children love them.

my partens give me more love when i growing up,they often give me the best things, good education,etc.i have grown up now, my turn will be coming to take care of my partents, to be honest, i don't think i can be give them equal measure, no any love can be compared, they are very great as you give us which they can be give.when i have our own family, we need to take care of our children, so we only may give them a stable life. good luck and have a nice day!

Well not everyone has such loving parents who treated them like the apple of their eye. There are kids out there who love(d) their parents so much but didn't get or receive any in return. So kids are not the only ones who do not show equal love. Honestly parents love their children and they raise them so that they can one day move out and survive on their own and build their own family. We cannot expect them to linger around our home and baby us the way that we had babied them. Parents are to love their children no matter what. Children are to learn from this love and to cherish this love and pass it on down to their own children. There were many times when I was growing up where I had questioned my mom's own love for me. She sure didn't show it very well very often. But even without that feeling of love growing up I still show my kids every day how much I love them and how much I support them and how wonderful they really are-despite their own doubts. I don't expect them to do anything in return for me, only to be happy and to one day if they decide to have children, to show them the same kind of love. And it is likely that your children do love you even if they are not good at showing it. Even a teenager who spouts off about how their parents are ruining their lives would admit deep inside they have a lot of love for them. Kids may have to move away from their hometown for various reasons, and even if one of the reasons is for them to get out of town, they are considering their own happiness-and isn't that what every parent wants for their children? To want your children to all live close to you so you can keep an eye on them and to expect them to spend a lot of their adult lives returning your love and caring for you, well that to me is just selfish.

My family doesn't make much of displays of affection. I think that means we have a deeper understanding of our connection as a family, so we don't need to show it as much or as often. We know we care about each other, and connecting on that level is more important than showing it outwardly. But yeah, parents will always think of their kids as their babies lol...I'm 20 and the youngest in the family, so I guess I will always be the baby of the family hah...

I think it is quite "un" realistic to expect to be paid back for the love and attention you provided your child. Afterall, one brings a child into this world by one's choice. So one has to promise to love care, and raise the child without expectation that one day one will get paid in return from the child. If one expects to be paid, can one live with one self for expecting this? I mean, If I claim to love my children unconditionally and they are the apple of my eye. well when I grow old, if I expected them to return them, and not give them a chance to pursue their dreams, or live their life fully, then all my effort during their childhood years would have been destroyed. I only want them to be happy and healthy. so now they have to worry about me, and not have enough money, or time to even have a family of their own. I could never bring myself to expect my kids to return what they got in their childhood years whether it is love (which I should assume if you love them they will love you too) but to expect it. :( I trust most parents love their children regardless if they are good or bad. With this being said, i would not want my children working to support me, or not get married because his soon to be wife does not want to live with mother in law. I just want him happy, and he is free to do what he needs to start his own chapter in life.

sorry l am one of those that do not remmber that ever happening

I can remember what all my parents have afforded me out of love when I was a kid.I feel more gratitude towards them.I don't want to return back with measures.Just give them top priority in life is what I am doing now.I live with my parents even after my marriage and I enjoy having my parents with me.I like to take care of them and my wife too is understanding.And I like to show the same affection and care to her parents.Cheers!

I give back and I hope I can give back more than I received. The reason why I want to give back more is that I am aiming higher and better. So if I make more and the person that gave me 30% of their income as help, then I should do the same. Earn more and give back 30% what I make and hope that it is more than I received because the other 70% will be more than I earn to the person giving me the assistances. In the end I can be a winner. And the person helping me aka parent can win even greater. Especially when they are older and use less money and you give them more they can enjoy it even better. Vacations, holidays, and just fun. I've went to so many places with my friends while watching my parents stay at home work and clean and cook. I bet one of these days they wish when they retire they get to do what I did. Because when they were young times aren't like us. Transportation has changed in a large way. Affordability and reliability.

The fact is parents are parents and kids are kids. parents shower and make a lot of sacrifices for their children. Always keep their children's well being as the top most priority. But I doubt any child can every payback even the equal measure of what parents give or do. It is also true that children do have a lot of love and respect but they fail to express it properly. So it is like, might be a progressive cycle where one passes on what they get. So these kids when they grow up pass on the same things what they have got to their own kids. I think, one can never pay back what they get from their parents no matter what they believe like I am taking good care of my parents or I am loving my parents a lot. But it is always better to do, whatever that can be, for parents . Because one gets parents only once in a life time. I feel I can never payback to my parents. Regards