[stormfather]

Idk, my dad was my best friend growing up and I never fed him.

[munificent]

Your dad may have been your best friend, but that doesn't mean you were your dad's best friend.

The parent-child relationship is asymmetric in ways that are often not as visible to the child as they are a parent. There's a reason why for generations, parents have been responding to their childrens' arguments with "when you're a parent, you'll understand".

[micromacrofoot]

yeah but your dad wouldn't die as a result

[stormfather]

No, I (the child) am the dog that would die if it weren't fed in this situation. Sorry that was confusing.