I think my children are too young to really figure out their love languages yet, but I think there's one that Gary Smalley forgot to mention: animals. We had a lovely trip to Indiana this weekend to visit Hubby's brother's family. He does fireworks for a hobby and created an amazing 20-minute fireworks display for us and some other friends. The kids got to spend lots of time with their cousins, jump on a trampoline, do sparklers, catch fireflies, chase chickens, and... hang out with SALLY MITTENS. Sally is the kitty who has captured the hearts of all of my children. I started to get my feelings hurt when Big Sissy said that she likes their house more than ours until I realized it was really about the kitty. Because words of affirmation is my love language and because I have people in my life who don't speak that language as fluently as I would like (*ahem*), I'm used to asking, "Do you love me?" It's not really about low self esteem as much as it is that I just like to hear it... a lot.
So I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Big Sissy said, "Mommy, I like you a little bit more than kittens." I'm not sure, but I think she was gushing. In her love language, that means she loves me a LOT. Hopefully she will still feel loved when I tell her over and over and over but still don't get her a kitten.
3 comments:
I'm not a cat person at all, but kittens are a wonderful way to introduce little ones to animals. They quickly learn that sharp claws can be an excellent defense, but they still get to hug and cuddle the furry creatures to their heart's content. Glad you had such a great time and built more and more memories for the little people.
I'm glad y'all had fun. Oh, and I love you!
Aunt Saundra, you haven't met THIS cat! (Sis, is this the crazy cat we met?) :o) And, also, you are wonderful!
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