Keep My Eyes Instead

"The biggest disease this world suffers from is people feeling unloved."

- Princess Diana of Wales

I always seem to find the quotes exactly when I need them. I have felt the pain from feeling unloved and I would never wish that on my children. It is my job as their mother to provide comfort and safety to my kids and to love them always, so they can learn to love themselves. I've been thinking about lately how difference Booboo and Beauty are and the different ways they feel loved.

Booboo's language of love is playing with him. He thinks that whoever plays the most games with him loves him the most and who he needs to love the most. Probably not the most healthy, but the kid has made up his mind, and his working mama gets the rough end of that deal. Beauty on the other hand, she just wants eye contact. She wants direct and unbridled attention, like NOW, MOMMY. Look at me, Mom Mom Ma Mommy Mama Mom Mom oh there we go! Now I can squeal and dance and play now that you are looking at me!

Each with their unique personalities, but both equally deserving their language of love be met. Feeling unloved is a disease I've spent my whole life combating, and its one trait I don't want to pass onto my darlings. They can keep my eyes.