16 Kids Who Prove Their Love Is Truly Unconditional

Many adults believe that children are little and silly. But in reality, their words can be so full of love and wisdom that they can make you want to cry.

• I failed a class junior year. I was crying my heart out that night. My boy cousin (he was 5 years old) said this, “You told me not to cry because of the little things. This is not going to change anything.” I find it really soothing and after 2 years, and in the same class my senior year, I scored 96%. He said, “See I told you.” Whenever bad things happen in my life, I always think about this. © Unknown author / Quora
• Whenever my 2.5-year-old son gets upset, my wife and I give him a group hug. Last year I went through a bad phase at work where my colleagues ganged up against me. I was talking to my wife about it. My son instantly said, “Daddy, are you sad? Do you want a group hug?” I hugged him and my wife. © Unknown author/ Quora
• A lady at the mall told my 2.5-year-old daughter that she looked really pretty. My daughter politely said, “Thank you, but my mom is the prettiest.” I am a stay-at-home mom with low self-esteem. A compliment coming from someone so young and little was such a pleasant surprise. I was beaming with joy all day long. © Soumya Raju / Quora

• The other morning, my daughter woke up, flung her arms around me, kissed me on my cheek, and said, “Mommy, I love you so much. I wish you were a kid again, so that we could be best friends and play together all the time.” © Lesley Ann Barklay / Quora
• My 4-year-old daughter likes to wear the Wonder Woman costume and says, “I feel brave when I wear this. You need a Wonder Woman costume too, so you can feel brave.” She made me a bravery bracelet, though, and I wear it every day. © Irene Adler / Quora
• My 7-year-old son once said, “I want to become the best soccer player in the world, like Messi.” His dad asked, “If you had to choose between joining the best soccer club in the world or staying with your family because they need you, what would you do?” Son replied, “I will stay with my family.” Dad: “Why?” Son: “If I am that good a soccer player, I’m sure I will get another chance to join a soccer club.” © Rakesh Choudhary / Quora

• My son called me on Valentine’s Day. He wanted to wish me and my granddaughter (his daughter) a happy day and mentioned he couldn’t talk long because he was on a construction site repairing a forklift. His daughter is 6 and was with me when he called. “Daddy can fix anything, Grandma.” “I know,” I agreed, “He’s just the best fixer.” She was quiet for a second, then sighed and said sweetly, “I love your son.” © SoVeryKerry / Reddit
• My 6-year-old is doing more and more things on his own. I told him, “Wow, son. You’re getting so big. One of these days, very soon, you’re not going to need me anymore.” He said, “I know, Dad. But it’s okay. When that day comes, I’ll still play with you.” © ***92 / Reddit
• Before bed, sometimes, my 8-year-old son likes to watch videos with me while we scroll through my TikTok feed. One video came up about a mom feeling like a bad mom because some days it’s hard to get out of bed and how it’s hard to do fun things all the time when you’re struggling with depression. I said I feel that way sometimes. My son said, “It’s okay. Some days I don’t feel like doing anything either. Does that make me a bad kid?” I said, “No.” And he said, “Well, it doesn’t make you a bad mom either.” This made me tear up, I needed to hear that, and I’m sure it’ll make lots of other mamas feel better too. We’re too hard on ourselves! © Djjshebdhudjbsw / Reddit

• I was standing at a crosswalk next to a little boy, maybe 6, and his mom. His mom was hitting the walk button nonstop. He looks up and goes, “Mom, you only have to press it once, it knows you’re waiting.” She says, “Well, it will think there are more people waiting.” He shook his head and sighed, and said, “That’s not how it works.” He also picked up a fallen construction cone, his mom said he didn’t have to, and he said, “Helping is the right thing to do.” © Amanda Dennis / Quora
• Once, when my son was 2 years old, he tried to play soccer with children who were 12. I tried to pull him away because he was too little to play with the big guys, and I also didn’t want him to bother them. But one of the older boys approached me and berated me, like “Why don’t you let your toddler play with us? We’ll play cautiously so we don’t harm him.” So, they took him in. He ran with them for a couple of minutes and then returned to the sandpit happy.

• The smartest thing I’ve ever heard a child utter was when I was doing some computer work at a daycare center a few years back. A bunch of the kids were running around with cardboard swords and having a good time, and then a mother came in pushing her daughter, who was in a wheelchair. New student, apparently. One of the boys in the closest group to me went up and introduced himself to her. “Hi, I’m Hayden. We are playing castle. Do you want to play with us? You don’t have to be the princess if you don’t want to...” The little girl looked up at her mom and then looked down. “I’ve never been the princess before.” Hayden looked her up and down, gave her a huge grin, and then said, “I don’t believe you.” The little girl lit up with a smile that could have set fire to the entire room. And her mom broke down crying. © Eddie Wetmore / Quora

• “Daddy I know your boobies are bigger than mommies, but I still love you.” Matthew82164948 / Twitter

• One time, I was mad at my husband because I thought he liked another woman, which he denied. My son, who was around 7 at the time, saw how upset I was and asked what happened. I couldn’t lie to him and told him I was worried that Daddy liked another girl. My son thought about it for a few moments and said, “If he liked her, he would be with her right now. But he’s here.” And then proceeded to give me a hug. It was so logical and clean I didn’t know what to say. But I stopped being so jealous after that. © Elena Ledoux / Quora
• Recently, my 6-year-old said that he didn’t want to grow up. I asked him, “Why not? When you grow up, you’ll know and be able to do many different things.” My son replied, “Mom, why don’t you understand? While I’m little, you’ll always remain big, you’ll hug me often, and we’ll live together. But when I grow up, I’ll have to live separately and go to work every day. I don’t want to be an adult.”
• My toddler comes running into the bathroom to grab something, stops in her tracks, looks me up and down with sparkling eyes, and says, “Wow, Mommy, you are the most beautiful hippo ever!” I am quite insecure now postpartum, almost 3 months after my second baby. But I try to love my body for what it did. Yes, I am a beautiful hippo. © chonkehmonkeh / Reddit

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