philipjf comments on Being a Dad and raising a son, would love to hear from this sub: "Love your son. Love him completely, absolutely. Love him for who he is, and not just what he does. Tell him how much you love him. You can tell tell him now even though he can't understand your words. And, you can keep telling him, keep showing him, how much you love him every single day until he leaves home and then you can keep telling him. Teach him with your example that he is worth loving, and that to love others is the greatest and most fulfilling thing we can do. Little kids at better at loving than anyone: they love their parents, the love their friends, they love the cartoon characters on their lunchboxes. Show him that he doesn't have to bury that that side of him self, that love isn't a scarce resources that must be hoarded, and that men love, that women love, that boys love, and that girls love, and that all of it is beautiful and wonderful, that it enriches and doesn't hurt.
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