I do hug my daughters close, often. I have exposed (protectively) them to the world so that they do understand what happens. I have taught one survival skills (the oldest is severely handicapped). The oldest is still wise in the ways of the world.

I am proud of them, they both attend college. The oldest one wasn't expected to live ten minutes but she just celebrated her 21st birthday and has more than halfway completed her second (romance) novel. The younger is an honor student at a university away from home, and she takes care of herself and her business.

As everyone here is aware, You never know what can happen, so I do make sure that my kids know that I love them and cherish them, constantly!