Like most parents, I want the best for my children. Material things are nice but it’s the things money can’t buy that I want the most for them. Happiness, health, peace, contentment, and above all; love. We all have an idea of what love looks like to us during various phases of life. When we’re children, the love for our parents is unmatched. As we get older, perhaps the unobtainable love of a celebrity or boy band holds precedence over our mom and dad. Then one day, the classmate you sat by in school for the last 6 years suddenly becomes less annoying and talking to them makes you blush and gives you butterflies: puppy love. Hopefully as an adult, you’re lucky enough to find that person you want to spend the rest of your life with, and you’ve reached a top-tier kind of love! So, you thought…

“Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future; sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists. Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will expense this advice, now.”

To whom it may concern, 

As parents we often plead for it. We encourage “the quiet game” to trick our kids into giving us one. We install DVD players and play their favorite songs on repeat to keep the peace. We cherish every minute when we finally get to escape solo, even if only for a quick errand.