When was the last time you told your child how lucky you were to have them in your life?

My 10 year old secretly emptied the dishwasher and put away all the dishes for me two nights ago. It made me hug her tightly and tell her how sweet and thoughtful she is, and that I was proud of her.

I didn’t use the words “lucky to have you”, though… <guilty mommy!> I shall have to remedy that today with both my kiddos.

@WillWorkForChocolate You’re a great mommy! Any words of appreciation will do for this Q. Very sweet of your girl. =) (Now I need to go do mommy things. Going to a haunted house tonight. I’ll come back to you all later. Can’t wait to hear some more stories!)

I can’t tell you exactly, but I say it fairly often. KatawaGrey and I are very goopy about each other. I think it’s cool, however I’m sure that we’ve registered pretty high on the gag-o-meters of others… :-)

@JilltheTooth I love your goopiness. Just love it!

^^ I love the goopiness between @JilltheTooth and Katawa too, because I have the same sort of relationship with my mother, especially now that I’ve set “boundaries” and she’s not giving mass amounts of unsolicited “advice” anymore!

Pretty often. Last time..hmmm, maybe about a week ago. I am always telling my daughter how much I appriciate her as a young adult now. She will be 24 on Nov. 18. :-)

I tell my son daily how amazing he is and that he’s the best thing that ever happened to me…too bad he won’t remember any of it. He’s 6 weeks old ;-)

Almost daily. If I don’t, he reminds me that “He is the little boy I dreamed of having”.

I try to tell him at least once daily how proud I am of him, as well.

Last Tuesday and again Wednesday evening. She’s a very special person and I am lucky to have her around.

Every day, all the time.

Only most of the time, that’s all. What’s really cool is, we all “argue” over whose the luckier, they insist it’s them to have us as their parents. Bless them, but they’re wrong!

I tell my children everyday and have since I got them as infants. I love them and they make me so happy everyday. After they go to bed I like to sit and think about different things they did and how much my life is better with them in it.

Every night, when I put her to bed I try to remember to tell her what she did that day that made me proud.

Then she asks me what to dream about and I make up something silly (like sledding down a mountain of marshmallow fluff).

My mom has never said anything like that to me.

How old are you, @bluejay ? Looking at your profile, I’m guessing your mom is still wrestling with the process. She may get there in time, be patient…

@JilltheTooth I try to be patient. Hopefully one day she’ll learn how to be thankful.

@bluejay, not to be a cynic, here, but hopefully one day you will be, too.

Seems a bit odd, but it was Wednesday and I was at work and I sent both my daughters a text to say how much I loved them, how proud I am of them and how lucky I feel to be their mum. I like to send random text messages, out of the blue to tell my loved ones I am thinking of them.

I occasionally tell them during quiet times, such as when we’re out for a walk, or when I’m tucking them in to sleep. I like to tell that to my girls during quiet times, because that’s when they have the opportunity to peacefully reflect on what I told them, and therefore they can cherish it. I think the last time was about 2 weeks ago when I tucked them in bed. They both gave me a big hug and told me “You’re the best Daddy in the whole wide world!” Lol. :)

She’s to young to know what I’m saying when I say it, but I think she gets the sentiment. She’s so affectionate. I tell her all the time she’s the best thing that ever happened to me.

So because of this question, I made it a point to tell my daughters last night how much I love them and that I’m so lucky to get to be their mom. I got multiple hugs even though my 10 yr old seemed mildly embarrassed, lol.

It goes like that hey @WillWorkForChocolate. After I sent the aforementioned text, my youngest daughter sent back a sarky… “Is everything okay Mum?”. She has told me before when I send her such texts telling her I love her she rolls her eyes and tells her mates at work, but I don’t care. At no point will she ever doubt that I do love her. She has written evidence that I do. I don’t do this all the time by the way. It is a once-in-a-blue-moon thing. Otherwise it would become trite.

I had a difficult time at the end of my pregnancy, so I count my blessings every day. It just follows that I tell him every day, so that he knows how precious he is. I get his smiles or text messages every day. I know that if I were to die tonight, he would carry my love for the rest of his life. He says a lot of his friends don’t get that from their parents. I don’t get that.