H initiated his first 'leaving for work' hug in all the visits I've been up here for. It was a really great hug, too. Kidlet saw us and joined in, calling himself the peanut butter in the hug sandwich. I dropped a kiss on the side of H's neck. Not planned, not agonized over - happened so fast and naturally that it probably surprised both of us - pleasantly, I hope.
These rituals and history are good signs. Let him come to you seems to be working. We do the same things in our family. Depending on the mood the kids could be the "baloney" in the sandwhich. We do the three squeezes for ILY as well, then we add the two squeezes back for "How much?" then you get a BIG squeeze. You can squeese down the line if all of you are holding hands.
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
