If your mother and father told you that they never really loved or even liked you, and you knew it was absolutely true, how would it affect your life? What if you simply overheard them saying this to someone else?
What a horrible question!
I’d put them in the crooked home we saw on 60 Minutes.
Thankfully, that’s not the case. My dad’s no longer with us, but I know he loved me ’til the day he died. Mom’s still around and I have no doubt that she loves me.
I’m sure if I were to discover the opposite were true, I’d be devastated. The effect it would have on my life? Well… I would just withdraw even more into myself than I already am as a pessimistic introvert. I’d likely cut ties from family all together and… huh… the only way I can describe that potential feeling would be an empty heart.
Again, thankfully, this is not the case in my life.
But what about you? How would you respond if you received that kind of bombshell from your parents? Let me know in the comments!
*The Question of the Week can be found in The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, Ph.D.
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The Confusing Middle 
I think if it was really true that they never loved me, it would have been totally obvious over the last 33 years lol so I probably wouldn’t be shocked.
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I was told so by my grandma who raised me and to be honest, it is a shadow on my soul that never fully allows me to believe when someone says that they like or love me.
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To be clear, I’m not liking this comment because I like what you had to experience. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through that. I’m sure I’d feel the same way if it were me.
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No worries. It is a part of me and regardless of it all, I turned out more or less okay. 🙂
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That’s a suck question.
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My mother said something close to that once when she was angry. I was very sick as a child and my parents fought for me to live. In a spurt of anger, my mother said, “I wish you’d never been born. ” I realize now that my mother had issues. But, it is a sentence that could never be taken back.
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