Children express love freely and with abandon. The world would be a much better place if we never learned to manipulate one another. I try to never link “I love you” with a request or demand, and I am successful enough at it that it is one of the reasons Amoeba lists for loving me is that I don’t put conditions on my love.

Also, while I quite often make requests, I rarely make demands. Just by their nature, demands engender resistance. Try, “Could we”; “Would it be possible if..” or, “Do you think” … ? You’ll find a quicker meeting of minds and fewer arguments follow.

Now, how did I get to that point? Practice and prayer. Nothing good comes easy — except love from a child. Cherish it. Try to keep him from growing up too fast. Don’t be the one to teach him to say, “I love you, but …”
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