Unconditional Love

Watching 1984's Firstborn on Showtime. When we think of unconditional love, most of us think of God or whatever higher power or being in whom/which we place our faith. A close second is the parent or mother. Too often, we assume mothers are the only people capable of unconditional love. Let's think a moment about the child who believes in and loves a parent on drugs or in another abusive situation? That child seems to love his or her mother/father with all their hearts and love them even more through their addictions and abuse. Watching a child love unconditionally is enthralling. It makes you wonder how a person so young can even hold such forgiving love in their youthful hearts. Usually, children love their parents with some stipulations. This is not to say, they do not love their parents if the parents aren't all the child wishes they could be for them. It just means the child's attitude and actions change towards parents who are lacking in reciprocal love, kindness, and/or affection. Children of abusive/addict parents or parents who put their lovers before their children [a huge pet peeve of mine] tend to love their parents in a way most expect parents to love children . . . unconditionally. God bless the child who loves unconditionally.