It’s one of the best things ever.
Our three-and-a-half-year-old son likes to have me sit next to him in the back seat of the car, and I’m happy to do it. This weekend, we were headed somewhere and I was riding in the back with him. He asked me if he could hold my hand, so I reached over and he promptly intertwined his fingers with mine. It was not unusual for him for him to do that.
“Daddy, I wuv you.”
That was out of the blue. It made me feel warm and fuzzy, and it was the best moment of my week.