Sounds pretty childish but my parents are quite neglectful and cold, when I was younger it didn't really effect me becuase I though that's just how all parents were but as I grew older saw my friends with their parents it really kind of changed me (ignorance is bliss) I do well at school but they don't acknowledge it, i try to joke around with them but they just don't get it. Whenever I need comfort they tell me "arnt you a little too childish for that" I realised from my previous memories that whenever I hugged my mother she didn't hug back and it would remain an strange onsided hug. Whenever there's an awards evening my parents hardly come saying they are busy even though they are not. It kind of makes me feel left out seeing other children being hugged and congratulated for their achievements and I'm kind of just standing their on my own holding my certificates. Again it sounds childish and I'm pretty sure most of you are going to be saying "grow up" but it still hurts somtimes. My mum only cares about how she looks and decorating the house and buying expensive dresses and my dad only cares about his money and work. The question is how do I deal with this? I'm scared that if I can't form a bond with my parents how am I going to form one with others? What if I decide to be a parent when I get older?