The only Kind of Love I can give

I can proudly say without fear of contradiction that I am one of the lucky people in the world who grew up with more than enough love to sustain me a lifetime. I am blessed to be surrounded by people who taught me not only valuable lessons that helped me become who I am but most of all, loved me without buts and ifs.

When I was a child, regardless of how bad I had been and no matter how many times I get reprimanded and spanked, I always knew that I can always run to my parents and they will be there. My dad in particular showed me what unconditional love is. Even when I made decisions that hurt him and disappointed him, he never gave up on me. Despite the many things  I did to disappoint him, the love that he gave me never changed or wavered. My mom, even when I'm not in my best behavior or even when I say things that may have hurt her, at the end of the day she would still be there patiently taking care of me.

Even with the people I met along the way as I grew up, it was all the same. I admit that I can be really difficult to deal with sometimes. I am impatient and I get tantrums and sometimes I can be downright blunt and mean to everyone around me. Despite that, my friends accepted me and showed me that I am not hopeless and that I did not have to pretend to be somebody else to find friends. They did not force me to change who I am and instead accepted my quirkiness and eccentricities. I changed not because I wanted them to like me but because I realized that it was the best thing for me. 

These people taught me what real love is. It is accepting a person wholeheartedly regardless of what or who they are. I think you can never truly say you love someone unless you can accept them 101%. That is what I learned. 

Unconditional Love. The only kind that was ever taught to me. The only kind I have known and therefore, the only kind I can give as well.