I Told My Son I Didn’t Want A Hug—Then He Said Something That Broke Me 👇👇👇
I was on the couch when my 6-year-old padded over and asked for a hug. I’d had one of those days—short fuse, long list—and I said, “Not right now, buddy.” He nodded like a grown-up. “It’s okay. Mommy says you don’t really love me anyway.” It was flat, not angry. Like a fact he’d memorized. … Read more