Widow Affection Note
by Naomi
I gave a presentation on the importance of expressing love and received the following note after the presentation:
“I am 80 years old, born into a good family. My grandmother was the daughter of a prominent leader but I never heard grandma say the word love. My mother was the second of eight children. I was the second of three. I never saw my mother and father hug or kiss. I was raised during the depression. My father was a traveling salesman. He would sign his letters, “oodles of love” but that was the only time I ever heard or read that word.
My mother died at 97, I visited her every day the last seven years. She never said I love you once, and I never said it to her. Mother had never ever hugged or kissed me. I kissed her casket —first time. I am the mother of five sons and one mentally handicapped daughter. She is the only one I can hug and kiss.
My husband was very starved for any physical affection too. We never slept together – he took his own life. All of this I now realize is that I was starved for some physical affection. Keep teaching this message. Thank you! Naomi.
