When our first child was a toddler, I started to play what could be called the "I Love You Game". I am still playing it with my little ones, today, and Finnian really likes it. A couple of nights ago, he said, "Mommy, I love you." I replied, "I love you, too, Finnian." He responded, "I mean that I love your fingers and your toes and your tickles." I knew what he wanted. As I touched his head and then his toes, I told him, "I love you from your head to your toes and everything in between." He laughed as I tickled his tummy.
I love those little games. This reminds me of a blog post I read about a year ago. A mother had been horribly burned in an accident and after a lengthy hospital stay her littlest one didn't remember her until they started playing his little love game. I think these sweet little rituals wiggle their way into our childrens brains and touch their hearts forever.
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