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by heylookitsamber! on January 26th, 2008
ok im not even kidding we say it like every 10 mins :D very strong bond
by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 21st, 2008
Never. Mum finally came to the point where she could say it, just before she died.
by Babycakes on April 21st, 2008
Never but I never thought about it growing up. Now I wonder why they didn't. Was it their generation? Maybe they never heard it either from their parents. I don't know.
by serenitylost on January 26th, 2008
Not nearly enough...thats why I make it a point to make it the last thing my daughter hears every night.
by Teasdale on January 26th, 2008
Fortunately, every single day from my mom. I knew my dad loved me but he couldn't verbalize his emotions....
by American idle on January 26th, 2008
Not too often.
by Ocean is gone... on January 26th, 2008
Every night before going to bed.. My stepfather would say it... My dad would say it evertime he had to leave... So, quite often!
by pericynthion on January 26th, 2008
I can't remember ever having heard them say it, but I guess you don't miss what you never had and it didn't make it difficult for me to express my feelings at all.
by eric on January 26th, 2008
Quite a bit. I'm lucky.
by haggis on April 21st, 2008
not enough
by Servant2009 on December 30th, 2008
Never. But it transformed me into the most loving dad and grandfather ever. I hug, kiss and play like a child with my grand kids. They will never feel unloved.
by Little Miss Dangerous on November 21st, 2008
Never?
by G_tech on November 21st, 2008
every day and last thing before bed time, something I passed on to my kids also, feel people need to know they are loved.
by Cassandra the Crusader on November 17th, 2008
Every day. My mother grew up in a Parisian lifestyle and though she was loved as evidenced by a roof over her head and kindness, she never heard those 3 little words from her parents. Because of that, she made sure she told us at least every morning and every night, "I love you." I see her almost daily and talk to her on the phone daily. She is now 83-years-old and we still tell each other. I never know if that will be the last time I talk to her so I make sure I always tell her.
by pistooni on November 17th, 2008
I can honestly say never. I can't even remember ever being hugged by my mother and at her funeral one of my cousins said "you never know she may have had post natal depression". Mind you she adored my younger brothers and my older sister.
I tell my kids daily I love them, I hug them daily. I never wanted them to feel the way I felt and my kids are better adults for knowing they are loved.
by xsockx on November 16th, 2008
my dads i nprison and my mum had me when she waz 16 so i lived with my gran i herd it a good bit from my gran not so mutch my mum
by Kurdawar on August 31st, 2008
quite often:
by MyCleverScreenName on August 4th, 2008
Constantly, they still say it all the time, I hope they never stop saying it all the time.
by royal77 says hello friend on January 26th, 2008
Well, they said it quite a few times. They were very nice parents.
by Greekgod on January 26th, 2008
All the time
by Firebrand on January 26th, 2008
Never, they were divorced when I was nine months old.
by Anonymous on January 26th, 2008
A lot.
by tigglebits on January 26th, 2008
Not being raised by my mom, I heard it from her every time we spoke. My dad on the other hand I can't remember ever saying it when I was growing up. Now its exactly the opposite, I live close to my mom and never hear it from her but my dad tells me every time we talk.
by Fun on January 26th, 2008
I still say it all the time, we say it every time we talk on the phone. I heard it a lot growing up... my family is very close.
by lizzie 25 on January 26th, 2008
Occasionally from my mom and almost never from my dad. But for some reason, now that I'm an adult, they both say it to me regularly.
by Anonymous on January 19th, 2009
MY PARENTS NEVER TOLD ME THEY LOVED ME WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AND MAYBE THATS WHY NOW WITH MY OWN 2 CHILDREN I TELL THEM I LOVE THEM EVERYDAY.I WANT MY CHILDREN TO FEEL LOVED AS I NEVER FELT THAT WITH MY PARENTS.
by Stick it!! on December 3rd, 2008
My Mother....every breath she took was filled with love for everyone. She said it, she lived it she showed it she taught it and gave it freely.
The other person......once after a very, very severe beating.
by English Gal is back. on November 26th, 2008
hardly ever ,mind you they didnt even say it to us kids much,but me and my partner tell each other/our daughter we love one another several times a day.my dad has never told me he loves me and im 31.
by millie 25 on November 24th, 2008
none my dad wasnt around and my mom put me through three foster homes. wheni have my first child im definitely going to say i love you and give the best love to that child that i never had :)
by Disturbed in a Jr COAT is so confused on November 21st, 2008
Not much. And sure as hell not enough.
by Danish Apple Pie on November 21st, 2008
I never heard that before...
by Schroeder on November 21st, 2008
Not to be a downer, but, my father died when I was about 3 and I don't remember him at all, so, never.
jus' sayin'
by Trouser Snake on November 21st, 2008
every day probably and it continues
by MRSHINYSHOES on November 17th, 2008
Honestly, not once. They tried "showing it" instead, and not even with hugs or kisses, but with material means like food, money, etc. A lot of Chinese and Japanese parents in the past, did not like to express their affections or other emotions publicly or outwardly. Fortunately, that's changing now, with the younger generation of parents.
by Anonymous on November 17th, 2008
My parents' actions spoke volumes. I've had a weird childhood. Half of the time I was made to feel like a piece of sh** and other times during my childhood my parents would try to compensate for the times I was treated like crap. I would get yelled at for things I didn't do. (My evil maternal aunt and her evil niece did lots of mischief and put the blame on me. My parents fell for their deceit and punished me as a result. It was a weird situation, my mother insisted her mean sister live with us. Big mistake.)
As an adult, now they tell me they love me many times on the phone and I do appreciate that. But I do remember as a teen, my mother telling me she wished I was dead! It happened only once, but it really hurts to this day. Naturally, I would say something sassy in return whenever I felt I was treated unfairly. I can go on forever talking about the injustices in my life, but I will stop now.
Sorry for this long rant.
by Music Sloosh on November 17th, 2008
Wow, I actually don't remember them ever saying that. I do know that they cared for me though, or at least enough till I left.
by Starmaster on November 17th, 2008
Never! All my memories are of mutual hatred and disrespect coming from both sides. I often had to act as a referee.....
by JPRIEST25 on November 17th, 2008
Before bed, in the moning, after school, I'd have to say pretty often. We'd even text each other telling each other that we cared.
by Diana on November 17th, 2008
i never heard my mom say it to me growin up but we say it now all the time. My father on the other hand used to say it all the time in a fake way over the phone with no real emotions and now he never says it.
by Dominicanito Lindo on November 12th, 2008
damn near everyday. my parents, even though annoying at times (ok, most of the time), tell me at least once a day, still to this day
by Wrong Answer on November 12th, 2008
uhh only when i said i love you i love you i love you over and over again they say it more often now that i am 17 probably to keep my out of trouble acually my dad never says it to me. just my mom
by Dmitri on November 1st, 2008
Not enough. (looks for a sexy shoulder to cry on)
by littlemama on October 31st, 2008
my mum would say it every night before i went to bed or if i was at a friends she would phone to say it before i went to sleep, i say it to my little boy every night too.
by Anonymous on October 28th, 2008
My Mother,I can count on 2 hands
My father,never
by The Whiskeys Dead...Your Next on October 28th, 2008
Pretty much every time we left the room.
by Lovehearts on September 28th, 2008
Not often.
My dad just isn't the type. I know he does, but he never says it.
by Mommyof2 on September 6th, 2008
Hardly ever did I hear my parent say I love you but as a parent myself I tell my child ever day a least 3 times a day ort moire that I love them. They are the world to me.
by grammy on September 4th, 2008
They said it in how hard they worked to give us a good education, in their pride in our accomplishments, and with their efforts to provide security when there was very little. The actual words were rare, but we always knew we were cherished.
by ME TO YOU on August 31st, 2008
every day:)
by Teacup Chihuahua on August 31st, 2008
My mother and her ex never said it to each other. My mother would tell it to me, my brothers and family all the time though.
my mum is neglecting my sister of her attention,love and the basic mother daughter relationship. She wont even speak to her. what do i do
by poop5947 on July 19th, 2011
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Are parents harder on girls than boys?
by Cloud35 on August 9th, 2011
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Parents, how would you feel if someone lied to you by telling you your child was threatening to kill themselves? what would you do?
by Ladybug on July 2nd, 2011
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How painful would it be for you to hear your child call another person who is not one of his or her biological parents "Mom" or "Dad"?
by AnonymousGirl on August 3rd, 2011
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I'm female but i'd rather be a dad than a mom. Crazy, right?
by LadywithdirtyHands on June 22nd, 2011
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Comments
same here. we always say it.
by SakuraKisser on September 5th, 2008
cool
by mellow_girl on November 26th, 2008
Ditto.
by Misty on April 15th, 2009
Us too, I'm 26 and still say it to and hear it from my parents just about every day.
by Mini_kilt on July 11th, 2009