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In response to Tyler - full post here

I think you may have misunderstood the metaphor. As a small point, the house is not just a metaphor for upbringing, it's a metaphor for the gift and quality of life. Additionally, the house is not free. The house cost $200,000 and 18 years to build; though the people building the house wanted to for their own benefit. If they build a quality house, you will probably want to thank them.However, they CHOSE to build it and FORCED it upon you, they cannot expect gratitude. If they expected gratitude, they are having a child for the wrong reason. You cannot trade away your broken down house(life) for another one, your parents have given you a crappy house(life) and you are forced to fix it by yourself or with the help of others. The parents wanted to give you life, they signed a contract with the law saying that they would be obligated to take care of you. So long as you didn't ask for life, you do not owe them a debt of gratitude or otherwise for your life. If they treated you well then you owe them as much as you owe a friend.