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Love You Forever | The Sad But True Story Behind the Book

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By: Jill Mills Posted: May 24, 2019Updated: Aug 10, 2022 This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. Parents all across the world love the book Love You Forever by author Robert Munsch. But most don’t know the story behind the story. photo via Amazon Pin this for later! I remember the first time I picked up the book with the powder blue cover. I had no idea what I was in store for when I opened to the first page. To say there were tears is an understatement. One might even say I was not-so-quietly sobbing. If you’ve read it, and I’ll be most of you have, you know why. Love You Forever This sweet little story takes readers on an emotional journey that begins with the birth of a child , a little boy, and continues through his life to adulthood when he has a child of his own. (I won’t say more on the slim chance you haven’t read it.) Moms (and dads) come alongside Mom in the story because the truth is, we know her. We are her. She’s delighted on some days, a

98-Year-Old Mom Moves Into Nursing Home to Care for 80-Year-Old Son

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By: Jill Mills Posted: Oct 10, 2019Updated: Aug 10, 2022 This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy. If you’re a mom, you know that there is a special thread that runs from you to your kids that can’t be broken. This 98-year-old mom proves it. Do you remember reading the book Love You Forever and melting into a pool of tears? If you haven’t read it to your kids, oh my gosh. Anyway, the story we’re sharing today about a mom and her love for her son really pulls at those same heartstrings. It’s so similar. Here’s the real story of how the incredibly popular book came to be. Order a copy before you forget! The Special 98-Year-Old Mom and Her 80-Year-Old Son Ada Keating is 98 years old and a mother of 4 including her 80-year-old son, Tom. She was a young mom when she became pregnant with Tom, but she went on to become a registered nurse. Tom made his career as a painter and decorator. He never married and lived with Ada for most of his life. When it became c