And even worse, when they want respect unconditionally. And respect is a thing that has to be earned, it can only exist on conditions.
Or if we go by Machiavelli's definition, respect is love + fear. So they want you to love and fear them at the same time. Which means to obey their decisions.
Unconditional love is one of the scams our modern society paddles. Another tool to destroy the traditional structures.

Maybe unconditional love can exist between peers, like siblings. And children should love their parents unconditionally (and in the beginning parents are like gods to kids) let's not dwell in the shitty parents and parenting problem now.