Jane English, a philosophy professor at the University of North Carolina argues that grown children have no filial obligations to their parents. Jane English believes that there are two relationships based on reciprocal favors and relationships of friendship. Both relationships involve duties, but English argues that friendship and its duties should be governing the relationship of grown children and their parents. In other words, the relationship between a grown child and their parents should model on a friendship-type relationship. When asked the question "What do grown children owe their parents"" English's response is "nothing." Her position held is that it is misleading to describe them as things "owed" specifically because parents make voluntary sacrifices, rather than generate debts to be repaid, they create love or friendship. To further understand how these relationships work English explains some different instances for each relationship.

Aspect one, Favors Create Debts is a...