October 04, 2022
Grand Prizeð "One day, I started biting my nails..."
One day, he started biting his nails, waking up crying in the middle of the night, and becoming more clingy than usual... I often wondered if it was just my son's behavior.
I was worried that maybe I wasn't being loved enough...
"Are you lonely? Are you okay?" I asked.
"Don't worry! I have you, Mommy and Daddy, so you won't be lonely!"
He said,
I remember bursting into tears, shocked that a child just over two years old could say something like that, and relieved that our feelings had reached him. My tear ducts are getting weaker with every passing year.
"I love you so much, Mom and Dad!"
Those magic words that you say many times a day.
We love you too.
I'll continue to share more with you.
Thank you for being born.
I was worried that maybe I wasn't being loved enough...
"Are you lonely? Are you okay?" I asked.
"Don't worry! I have you, Mommy and Daddy, so you won't be lonely!"
He said,
I remember bursting into tears, shocked that a child just over two years old could say something like that, and relieved that our feelings had reached him. My tear ducts are getting weaker with every passing year.
"I love you so much, Mom and Dad!"
Those magic words that you say many times a day.
We love you too.
I'll continue to share more with you.
Thank you for being born.
Photo and caption: Manami
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