One of the Greatest Gifts We Can Give Our Children

Oct 23, 2012 by Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

Gabby, our youngest, used to be notorious for squeezing in between Jerolyn, my wife, and me, whenever we would show any affection around the house. She would then progress to “That is gross!” or “Get a room.” if we simply hugged or slow danced for 30 seconds in the kitchen. When she was older, I finally started responding, “Hey, we have a whole house. You can go hang out with your friends.” She would still squeeze in between us and make it into what so many of us call an Oreo cookie hug. We loved it and laughed together.

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