When it comes to our daughter Alex, my husband Marcus is much better than I am at entertaining: he will play with Alex for, literally, hours. Weekends are filled with them riding bikes, shooting baskets, swimming in my parents' pool, whatever. If it involves play, Marcus is generally the parent on call -- I'm often inside on my computer, or reading a book, or generally keeping to myself. Marcus, while unfailingly attentive, is also The Fun One.

But when it's time to talk, I'm on duty. Every morning when Alex gets up and every night before she goes to bed, we snuggle and talk. Every afternoon that I pick her up after school, we spend some time discussing current events. Sometimes we talk about light subjects, like what happened during her school day, or why it's tough to decide which is better, ballet or gymnastics, or whether popcorn is tastier than cheesy toast. But sometimes we talk about deeper subjects, like what happens when you die, or why parents will do anything and everything to protect their kids, or why the most important thing is to be kind to yourself and kind to other people.

 I guess we just love her each in our own special way. 

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Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please leave your links of images of love in the comments section below, and  be sure to check out the beautiful shots by Belle & Bear and {Kate C.} left in our Flickr pool for inspiration.

And may you find your own special way to love someone today.