I'm fairly sure that my parents didn't give me much love as a child. I don't remember ever being tucked in or just getting random hugs and kisses. I don't even recall hearing I love you when I was younger. This is not to say that they didn't love me but it just just wasn't vocalized or physically shown much. I wasn't always the most affectionate person in the world either because of this. It actually weirded me out to hug people for a long time. I didn't really understand why people did it because it wasn't something I was really familiar with.
Once I got old enough to understand that affection was normal I passed it out left and right. Mainly to the babies in my life. I think it's very important that children know they are loved and what better way to show them then to shower them with hugs and kisses?
Sometimes I'm still kind of awkward when it comes to showing love but I'm learning. You never know when just a simple action like giving someone a hug can make a difference in someones day so go out and give out some hugs! I never even had an affection boyfriend until recently and it's shown me how much I love affection. There were too many years of my life without it.
*Anna and I 2009
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