Do parents really get the love and respect they deserve from children?

Yah you're right! Parent's need the respect they deserve. Even sometimes we don't understand them, but in the end we would just thought that they are right! Parent's knows best, so please respect and obey our parent's. Coz they are the one who we'll turn to at the end of the day!

I dont respect my mum and her ex husband and to be perfectly honest I really dont need to...I appreciate the fact that they fed me, clothed me, gave me somewhere to sleep but thats as far as it goes and will ever go and even that is done on a minimal level..... I have kids of my own though and yes I think that I should get respect from them and for the most part I do (I'll admit they have their moments of stupidity but they are short lived LOL) All that being said....yes if the parents/caregivers are DECENT, LOVING parents/caregivers then they most certainly should be given the ultimate respect....But no, just because one has the "title" of mom/dad etc doesnt mean they automatically deserve respect of any kind IMO

The older I get and the more life I experience, the more I respect my parents. I tended to know it all when I was younger. I am certainly the center of my own universe at times and it's only when I look through my mother and see that she was once a little girl, once a teenager and has endured more than I have. How selfish I feel at times when I do this!

actually they are not getting or having equal as what they are giving with their children. But as a parent is ok for just a simple thank you from a child. and a hug. Because all parent have a unconditional love for their child.

I think we cannot understand our parents and appreciate them unless we ourselves become parents.It is only when we have had children that we understand the sacrifices they have made for us.We should always respect our parents because we are what we are today because of them.(this is ofcourse in families where there is no violence etc.)I personally have never thought of my parents as old fashined because I understand that they grew up in different circunstances than us.I think that parents should never be left alone.Afterall,if children donot take care of them,who else will?I would like my parents to stay with me all my life.