i believe one can only speak for his/her own parents...so:
mine are cool. you get to appreciate them more as you grow up and face the problems they overcame to raise their kids.
if im on this excellent band's music board, communicating in another language than my mother tongue, it's all thanks to them.
i lost my aunt last thursday. death and funerals make you remember to say i love you to those who deserve to hear it. say it to them before it's too late. because you know never what will happen to anyone in the next second. death comes ripping and suddenly.