Three Little Words

Kaylee’s parents were opposites in many ways, but the one thing she noticed the most was their differences in how they expressed their love for her and her siblings. Their mother hugged them all the time, and always said, “I love you” when they left or came home. But their dad never hugged them nor said those words.

Sometimes Kaylee wondered if her father did love her. That was especially true when she was young. Her dad would take her to a special activity at school, or pick her up from one, and she would expect him to say it, but he never did. He was the one who took her to swimming lessons...