In the game Parental Love, you play the role of a father of two children, who quarreled with his wife Emily. You were a cocaine addict, you were a bad father, sharing with your children only short moments of happiness between your intoxicated and sober states, your children and Emily, with whom you shared those happy times. Some time after your second daughter, Ada, was born, Emily thought you better get a divorce. You two survived a divorce, and the court ruled that she alone takes care of your children.
Fifteen years have passed since then, and you have gone through several different rehabilitation programs. Now that you are clean from drugs, you decide to start dating Emily again. You have been chatting with her online for many months, and your relationship is flourishing. She has gained a new sympathy for you and believes that the two of you can restore relations, as they were before. You live in different states, but it's summer, and you decided to visit Emily in Ohio. The game begins when you first meet her at the bar.