Love them

"I love you," he said as I hugged him good night.  "I really love you," he repeated, pulling me in tighter.  As we lay there, he said, "Thank you for letting me go on the trip tomorrow."  [pause] "Thank you for everything."

"I don't thank you enough."

I closed my eyes, breathing it in, and rested my heart there a moment.

He's 14.

Love him.

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"Good night, Jared" she called from her room.

"Good night, Emma."

"I love you," she added.

"I love you, too."

[sigh]

Love them.

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No family is perfect.  No parents expert.  No children model.

But there is love.