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Old 11-05-2015, 08:15 PM
 
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For some reason, I can't say I Love You to my parents, especially my dad. I just feel uncomfortable saying it. So Do you also have trouble saying I Love You to your parents to?
I have never had any problems telling my Mother I love her, even when I was a teenaged know it all pain in her backside who was mad at her.
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Old 11-05-2015, 08:45 PM
 
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For some reason, I had trouble with the "I Love You" too.

I did say it, though, to Mom, Dad, & Grandpa, shortly before they died. I will always know we went in peace.

I moved from home to Texas many years ago, just for a visit, and ended up making my life here. Life moves forward......My life in Texas has worked out well, but I always regretted I didn't stay home and make an equal life for myself there. I just thought to tell my mother that, just about a month before she died. I told her that although my life has gone forward and I'm quite happy here, and I've had nothing but good experiences here, I regret leaving. If I knew I was leaving forever, I never would have gone.

That brought tears to her eyes, and she said if she had known it would have meant forever, she would have never let me go. It was like a benediction for us both.

So, SAY IT! You never know when it will be your last chance.
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Old 11-05-2015, 10:11 PM
 
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For some reason, I can't say I Love You to my parents, especially my dad. I just feel uncomfortable saying it. So Do you also have trouble saying I Love You to your parents to?
Never have, the parents never had either.
How bizarre. I cannot imagine not saying it to my sons.
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Old 11-05-2015, 10:12 PM
 
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I would say that I don't say it everyday to my parents but on occasion after an in-depth conversation. It's not a big deal I wouldn't worry about it. Just because you don't say I love you doesn't mean you dont' care.
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Old 11-05-2015, 11:16 PM
 
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I would say that I don't say it everyday to my parents but on occasion after an in-depth conversation. It's not a big deal I wouldn't worry about it. Just because you don't say I love you doesn't mean you dont' care.
Maybe, but I really do love my parents, I need to say it and hear it. I don't feel "right" if I don't tell them how much I love them every time we talk or see each other. I think they feel the same...hmmm...maybe that's where I get "it" from lol...
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Old 11-05-2015, 11:31 PM
 
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Throughout my life both parents said "I love you" to my siblings and I and we said it to them.
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Old 11-06-2015, 02:48 AM
 
Location: Portlandia "burbs"
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I was never able to say those words to my parents. I had plenty of affection from my parents but I was one of those children who did not like particularly like it. (I have NO clue why I was that way!) Fast-forward to my earlier relationships and it was awkward for me to say those words, too. I had to grow comfortable with it.

Interestingly enough, it was a whole lot different with my daughter.
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Old 11-06-2015, 08:10 AM
 
Location: The Heart of Dixie
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No, I've never had issues saying telling my parents that I love them - it was normal to me. My mother was very loving and affectionate, so that's how I was brought up.
I probably said it less to my father, but I never had issues saying it and since my mother passed away, he and I say it each time we talk.
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Old 11-06-2015, 08:29 AM
 
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Yes, I could never say it out loud to my parents. I used to give my mom cards and gifts in lieu of saying it out loud.
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Old 11-06-2015, 09:42 AM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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I have trouble with it but that may be because it's a little unfamiliar. Not to sound depressing, because my family all does love each other, but it's just not really a word we use often. I mean I would hear my parents say they loved each other but beyond that it was just never a phrase used all that often.
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