So, my son is in the other room...

[TT/Ameasap]

He is 6years old.....I can hear him ask my wife "How do you spell LOVE?" and then I hear "How do you spell DAD?"

I have no idea what he is creating, but this will be one of the first times he shows true affection in words. He is always shy in terms of the LOVE word for some reason when we tell him. He really never says it back.

Ahhhhh. He just said "There is a Present for you on the counter." to my wife.

I will post a pic of what he has...Stay tuned.

 

[greeneyegi]

Take advantage of it while you can.
I didnt use that word enough while they were growing up.
Now Im 41, I have a 24 and a 21 yr old rock hard pair of men for sons and the word "LOVE"?
What the hell is that?
Wish I would had maybe used it a bit more as they were growing up to be men.

 

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Greeneye
I can totally understand that. I have 6 boys. The first 4 I didn't use it enough. They are the best men I could ask for! All have great jobs and there own families. But when I say love you it's like a foreign language. I have told them to use it way more than I ever did. We 2 more boys later in life and I try to use it a lot more and show more affection to them.



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[TT/Ameasap]

So, we get this picture of the family and our eyes just welted up.

 

[boosted-para]

So, we get this picture of the family and our eyes just welted up.
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That's precious! We have a large tote we keep/kept stuff like that in.

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[John Larkin]

Years from now you can ask him if he still thinks you all look like Jack O Lanterns.

 

[cruzn57]

fine looking family!

their only young and innocent once!
thanks for a reality check.

 

[texasmr2]

Kinda gives one a warm fuzzy feeling.

 

[Frederickdav]

When I was a kid, the L word was rarely used in our house. I made it a point to use it as much as possible with my kid. In fact he's 34 and I still tell him I love him. When I say that to my mother, she gets kind of quiet like she doesn't know what to say.

 

[Rebel]

Great story, Merry Christmas.

 

[Johnnie]

So, we get this picture of the family and our eyes just welted up.
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My daughter drew a picture of herself , similar to that one when she was 6 and shortly after I became a single parent... A pic with the sun shining and a big smile on her face . Do what I did. FRAME it and hang it somewhere you can see it. You can look at it , as I did when life would throw me a curve ball as it does all,of us. With her on my mind, it always made things better. I still have it decades later. I love that pic.,

 

[bluegate]

When I was a kid, the L word was rarely used in our house. I made it a point to use it as much as possible with my kid. In fact he's 34 and I still tell him I love him. When I say that to my mother, she gets kind of quiet like she doesn't know what to say.

Lost my mom to depression several months ago. Sure wish I had said it more to her. Had kids late in life, and have learned my lesson. I tell them more often. Thanks for the post(s) and the OP.

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[texasmr2]

Love, the rarest word used in everyday life.

 

[texasmr2]

Lost my mom to depression several months ago. Sure wish I had said it more to her. Had kids late in life, and have learned my lesson. I tell them more often. Thanks for the post(s) and the OP.

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I am sorry for your loss.

 

[Mr.Spool]

So, we get this picture of the family and our eyes just welted up.
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Awesome!enjoy every moment.