"I LOVE YOU"

"I love you", Tommy ran towards Mommy, giving me a close hug with a kiss on the lips and tenderly telling me those three magic words for the first time. I smiled so happily, feeling that my heart was melting by his sweet words. Those words as treasured as pure gold were poured out from your kid's tiny mouth, who was not long ago just a tiny baby. Those words are your kid's most sincere sentiments for you and only you from the bottom of their hearts because they are too young to know how to lie. Who did teach Tommy those words? I don't know. He might have learnt them at the daycare, or in Youtube clips. But he knew how to use this very special phrase to express his love to me, his Mommy, and I was up to the heaven. I want to capture those wonderful moments and keep them forever in my heart because my kids will grow up more quickly than I could imagine and the baby-loving words that we never get tired of hearing will soon disappear.

Each time our children graduate from one stage to another (i.e. crawling - walking, preschool - school, high school - graduation) we as parents are excited and a little sad as well. We want our children to grow up, but we reminisce about the 'good old' days. I think those mixed feelings are normal for all of us. There will be parent and child peer pressure to force your children to do things early. You may not be a popular parent when you say No to something 'everyone else is doing.' Parenting is not for the fainthearted or a popularity contest. Childhood is a precious time and it is all ready much too short, keep your children innocent and protect their childhood. These are the words every parent waits to hear -- and the first time your child tells you she loves you is unforgettable. the way your face lights up when she says it to you. Once your child grasps the concept of love, he or she is no longer a pure doll baby. He or she has become a tiny man or woman who is learning the meaning of giving and receiving, of reciprocal love. Then time flies and when you turn your head, they has grown up out of your arms too quickly...