Conclusion: There is nothing confusing about this question, regardless of who the questioner and responder may be. The purpose behind it is to highlight the greatness of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and to confirm that He alone has dominion and power over all creation. Such ways of expression are well known to the Arabs in their language and in their styles of eloquence. And Allah knows best.

If the parents do not give their children their rights, and fall short in raising them, that is a sin for which the parents will be brought to account and will be punished, but that does not justify not making du’a for parents or disobeying them.