Growing up, neither my dad or my grandfather were particularly affectionate.
It wasn’t a lack of love by any stretch, as they loved me incredibly well…
I’m just saying there was a lack of much physical embrace or affection.
There also wasn’t much talk about the great things they saw in me as I grew up…
It’s not that they didn’t see those things or deeply love me for who I was, because I KNOW they did and they raised up the man I am today…
I’m just saying that verbal affirmation wasn’t a strong suit.
The beauty of age and getting older is that’s changed over the years. My dad is the most affirming voice in my life.
So I knew that, should I ever have a son, I wouldn’t be afraid to hold him.
I wouldn’t be afraid to tell him how much I love him every day.
I would do my best to instill the value and ethic of what being a man means…
And that includes having real emotions and real feelings.
That includes communicating those feelings every day.
That includes celebrating that my son is a cuddler and full of affection.
The Lord sent me exactly who I needed in my son, and he will know that every day of my life.
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