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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes.  I was talking about love languages with the kids a couple years ago and one of them said it makes her feel loved when she comes home and smells food cooking. One feels loved when I put her clean shirts in rainbow order.  So maybe sometimes I don't have time for an hour-long talk about the drama of sixth grade but I can have something baking in the oven when she comes home.  It takes two seconds to put a note near the front door that says, "Meredith, INHALE!"

Also, a lot of parents think that spending time has to be some super fun/expensive outting.  But really, we just spend time doing errands together and that's enough.  One of my kids will sit on the counter and talk to me as I clean up from dinner. One will lean in the doorway watching me put on makeup while we chat.

Be open to different opportunities.[/quote]

So sweet. Can you come be my mom?

I have one and done but I want to cultivate this sort of home life. [/quote]

You can do it with one!  Something I started when my oldest went into 1st grade is that every time I pick them up from someplace, or see them after not seeing them all day I give a big hug with "I'm so happy to see you!"  One of my DD's is 16 but if I forget she'll hold her arms out and ask "Wait, huggies?" So clearly they count on getting that love.  I make sure to do it even when I'm angry at them, to send the message "I may be angry at you, but I still love you."[/quote]

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