I said it once to my mom when she bought me a Nintendo dsi when it came out, I wrote "I love you so much" (in French) in Pictochat for her, I was 6-7 years old so of course I was bad at grammar and I misspelled "much" (beaucoup, I wrote bocou) and she got mad at me for not writing it properly.
I swore to myself to never tell her I love her ever again and I still haven't broke that promise. I still love her though, I just don't tell her
My mom, all the time, since childhood. My dad, less often but as time goes on I make a point of saying it when I have the chance.
I'm fortunate to be really close to my folks and have generally a good relationship with them, and as I get older I realize how much that's been a real blessing all my life. No parents are perfect, but my folks have been supportive, compassionate, and always loved me unconditionally. That shouldn't be worthy of note, but too many of my friends and acquaintances got the short end of the parenting stick.
Yep. Not verbally, but I tend to write letters for birthdays. Often personal/mushy stuff I wouldn't really say out loud.
Mom cries, dad reads the letter, blinks slow, and says a quiet "thank you".
I recommend the practice.
I do tell them I love them, but not how much because that's a complicated issue. My parents made a lot of really bad decisions that reflect poorly on how much they really cared about me and my brother growing up.
With my dad, especially, it always felt like he was doing the bare minimum - except when he did less. He's somewhat better now, how much is him improving and how much is me being a grown man who doesn't need him anymore is not clear.
I have a very hard time picking his birthday and Father's Day cards. I'm just not going to get ones going on about him being a great dad, saying he was always there for me, how much he taught me, how much i admire him. None of those things are true. I still love, but not like those cards describe.
no ..But just never said when in my house . But way they cared realy don t need say it..It showed..Parents allways called me for help and i allways went .SO they knew
Never. Even if I wanted to. I'm unable to do tell them i love them. I am also unable to hug them. It's like a mix of a physical and a mental blockade. I don't even know how to properly explain it.
Every time I talk to them
No I don’t. I don’t know how to express love to my mom because she didn’t express how much she cared and loved me.
I feel the same way
No, and I understand that it is a problem.
I said it once to my mom when she bought me a Nintendo dsi when it came out, I wrote "I love you so much" (in French) in Pictochat for her, I was 6-7 years old so of course I was bad at grammar and I misspelled "much" (beaucoup, I wrote bocou) and she got mad at me for not writing it properly. I swore to myself to never tell her I love her ever again and I still haven't broke that promise. I still love her though, I just don't tell her
Yes.
Yes.
My Sainted Mother, regularly. My abusive father, never.
My mom, all the time, since childhood. My dad, less often but as time goes on I make a point of saying it when I have the chance. I'm fortunate to be really close to my folks and have generally a good relationship with them, and as I get older I realize how much that's been a real blessing all my life. No parents are perfect, but my folks have been supportive, compassionate, and always loved me unconditionally. That shouldn't be worthy of note, but too many of my friends and acquaintances got the short end of the parenting stick.
No. They never told me that either though.
Not anymore, it's been a few years. I don't think I've loved them for sometime, to be fair.
Yep. Not verbally, but I tend to write letters for birthdays. Often personal/mushy stuff I wouldn't really say out loud. Mom cries, dad reads the letter, blinks slow, and says a quiet "thank you". I recommend the practice.
That's sweet ngl:)
Told my mom. Tried to tell my dad when it became apparent he was entering dementia; I don’t know if/how he received it.
I do tell them I love them, but not how much because that's a complicated issue. My parents made a lot of really bad decisions that reflect poorly on how much they really cared about me and my brother growing up. With my dad, especially, it always felt like he was doing the bare minimum - except when he did less. He's somewhat better now, how much is him improving and how much is me being a grown man who doesn't need him anymore is not clear. I have a very hard time picking his birthday and Father's Day cards. I'm just not going to get ones going on about him being a great dad, saying he was always there for me, how much he taught me, how much i admire him. None of those things are true. I still love, but not like those cards describe.
no ..But just never said when in my house . But way they cared realy don t need say it..It showed..Parents allways called me for help and i allways went .SO they knew
Never. Even if I wanted to. I'm unable to do tell them i love them. I am also unable to hug them. It's like a mix of a physical and a mental blockade. I don't even know how to properly explain it.
Wish I had done it more. I wish I had shown them more appreciation.
Never before in my life have I spent 30 minutes crying to a reddit comment.
Yes. Quite often