991 – Don’t just tell your child you love them. Let them know you like them
There is a difference between the two and those differences matter. You can fall out of like. People use the word “love” all the time to say they no longer love you. Love gets over used and used against people. It can be used to hurt.
Love is a great and powerful word. It’s a beautiful and wonderful emotion. This isn’t saying love is bad. Like just means you like their person. Who they are.
We are told from the beginning to “love” *blank*. We are never told to like them. There might be a reason for that.
Don’t just say “I love you”… tell them, “ I like you”.
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