I would have to say I don't love my parents and I never have. My parents in their hearts of hearts realize this. I have never been close to them. I can go months without talking to them. In fact my father and I have not heard each other's voices since the holidays.
I am a secretive person and my parents know very little about my life. My parents would have a hard time telling you basic things about me. I am not sure that my parents even know I speak French fluently to put in perspective how out of touch they are. I like it that way. I have been this way since I was a child. My parents know not to go snooping into my life and they don't ask questions because they won't get answers. They are suspicious of what I actually do but they don't ask questions.
I have always used them for money and that's all they really are to me. The way I treat them I don't deserve anything from them. Luckily they are very passive people and would do anything for me even though I would not return the favor. I didn't see the fact that I used my parents for money as abnormal until a psychiatrist a few years ago had a bone to pick with the way I viewed my parents. I was open that I used them for money and they went through my phone records noting that I did indeed have rare contact with them.
What are you parents to you?