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I Love You ❤️

Hi Everyone 👋

I first wrote this post back in January, but I felt it needed posting again as I'm sure many of you haven't seen it.....

I Love You ❤️

When did you last say those words?

Not in a text. Not in a rushed goodbye. But really said them. Looked someone in the eyes and let them know.

I was sitting here alone this evening, and the thought just came to me. My father passed away fourteen years ago. He was a wonderful man. A true gentleman. Kind, gentle, respected by everyone who knew him.

But in all the years I knew him, he never once told me he loved me. ( I was 51 )

And he never hugged me. Not once. Until I told him I loved him a year before he died. That day, we shared our first and last hug.

I remember the awkwardness of it. Two men who didn't know how to show affection, finally breaking through something unspoken. It was brief. Uncomfortable. And I still cry when I think about it.

Because I wonder—how many hugs did we miss? How many years went by with love sitting there, unspoken, unfelt?

He knew I loved him. I knew he loved me. But we never said it.

And that's the tragedy. Not that we didn't feel it. But that we let it stay locked inside.

So please, if there's someone in your life you love, tell them. Not because you should. Not because I'm telling you to. But because one day, you won't have the chance.

And when that day comes, you don't want to be left wondering.

With Love ❤️

Always

Mark

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I Love You ❤️