This is a picture of my nephews and nieces. I'm not in there, but it's my favorite thanks to all the things these little humans mean to me. My parents were never affective and I grow up thinking this was normal. That it was a thing just for the movies.

Then...they were born and in their innocence and open mind, they speak their hearts. Without fear, they tell me that they love me, that they miss me (we live in different states) and I have the privilege of loving them back, fully and without restrictions.

I never knew how much I needed to hear these words, until I felt this warm and bubling feeling inside me the first time Lucia said them. I never felt more alive.

Showing to people that they're precious to you is important and should be encouraged.