This is another thing we get totally wrong in our cultural mythology. And it's so completely backwards and wrong that I have to suspect the involvement of Christianity its inception, perpetuation, or both.

Since becoming a parent I've had occasion to ponder the idea that my children owe me something and the longer I'm a parent the more absurd it seems to me. Why do they owe me anything? The standard response is that parents raise their children, nurture them, love them, etc. However, this is the bare minimum that one is required to do by basic morality and natural law, when creating a new human being. My children did not ask to be created. And if I failed to do these things they're supposed to sing my praises for, I'd be a monster. I don't understand why I'm expected to feel proud and demand praise from my offspring when I do exactly what I'm supposed to do.