"Love You Forever"
"Love You Forever" was always and will remain the most heartbreaking read in children's literature. I could never get through it then when she was little, and let's just say that the passage of time and events haven't softened its blow.
Read to countless children by countless caregivers since 1986, including, naturally, both her mother and me, independently. It is almost borderline cliché at this point, of course, but that's for a reason. Universal themes often become this.
I know it's supposed to be uplifting, but it was almost too melancholy even then. All life eventually ends in loss, but providing acceptance and love along the way is all we have to make the ride as bearable as possible.
Read to countless children by countless caregivers since 1986, including, naturally, both her mother and me, independently. It is almost borderline cliché at this point, of course, but that's for a reason. Universal themes often become this.
I know it's supposed to be uplifting, but it was almost too melancholy even then. All life eventually ends in loss, but providing acceptance and love along the way is all we have to make the ride as bearable as possible.
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