When you know you're loved. Now I've got three teenagers, so I'm at least triple humbled. But, being loved and knowing you're loved can be different. Sometimes I have to convince my kids that I love them because it doesn't seem like it for the moment. I know, it's been so long since you've been a teenager and you've probably forgotten, but we struggle with that.
Kids struggle growing up.
And one of the most important lessons they can learn is that they are loved, unconditionally. The story of the prodigal son tells us nothing else. It ells is that the daddy loved the boy in the pig trough. He didn't agree with his behavior, but he didn't force him to stay home. It was there all the time.