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My family was never a lovey dovey, kissy kinda family when i grew up. I remember stopped getting night kisses when i was in 4th grade (bout age 10). I made sure that everynight i tell my kids love ya & give them a kiss. When i see my older kids i always give them hugs & kiss & tell them i love em.
Yday when i gave my dad a hug i told him i love you & he actually told me (love you). I was daddys lil tomboy. fishing, hunting, shooting, yard work, mowing & trimming. Im afraid im gonna forget bout those days. I asked him what wkend i could take him to the trap range. He said he couldnt go. I grew up there. I remember being 3-4 yo & playing on the swing set them. Obviously its not there anymore (that was 43 yrs ago). My 1st job was working there. I started at age 14 till 18. I learned to shoot trap & skeet. Last time i shot i was 9 mo pg w my 1st kid (age 20). He would wake me up at 4-5 am & say "lets go fishing" I was up & ready to go in a heart beat.
When he told me yday "love you" damn, i cried.
PLEASE all u moms & dads out there, always tell ur kids u love them. Even if u just had a fight w ur teenager, still tell them. I think thats y when i sign off on here i say...
love ya all
Cathy
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i always do too...
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I agree so much. My father has never told me he loves me in person. I wish he could! Mums and dads, tell your kid you love them all the time! I feel so happy when my mother says she loves me. The best thing in the world is knowing that your loved.
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Im with you on this one ... my dad was a ass hole to me .. never understood why... have 2 sisters he loved them ..

so i always make sure my kids feel loved no matter what they do say xxx
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My children are 39 32 and 29 we tell each other that we love each other everytime we speak. It's so easy to say, I prefer a hug at the same time too. I wish I saw them more often.
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Heart warming post, and an important reminder to all people. Thanks:O)
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I wish my father had told me it more and my mother told me it less. I know when/if I have kids Ill be telling them it often and because its true.
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my parents weren't lovey dovey either, i can't remeber getting a hug or kiss from them, they are just not that sort of people. i vowed not to be like that, i always give my daughter a hug and a kiss and tell her i love her no matter what time of day. i used to my son but now at 17 he won't hug me let alone kiss, sometimes i tell him that i love him and tell him that no matter what he does in life, i will support him 100%. he knows that he means the world to me.
i agree, always let your children know how much they mean to you, even tho they piss you off sometimes!
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Hello Cathy honey. I know...Im here and I shouldnt be......but anyway! I cant ever remember my mother or father telling me they loved me, or getting a hug from them. I dont have children myself but I, as well as my brother, are both affectionate people and are the huggy, kissy types with all of our friends and obviously Adam , my nephew is SPOILT with hugs and kisses. He will always know how much he is loved.
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I do that too, I think alot of us, our age, grew up in the scared to tell you they love you era. I went out of my way to let my daughter know how much she was loved while growing up. I think our parents were not told they were loved either. I'm glad the cycle is broken.
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