I love you even when you don't love me.

Saturday I was outside with our neighbors and I could tell it was one of those days. A day where something had happened and you couldn't put your finger on it but everyone was in a bad mood and picking on each other. Ashley and I had a battle of wills. She was really mad at her brother and picked up this piece of chalk and was about to throw it. I told her if you throw that chalk and break it Ashley you are going home. She and I stared at each other and she tossed it to the grass. It didn't break. She and I both looked at it and I was trying to decide if I should send her home. I decided I would at the same time she decided I was mean. She took off to her house and cried and cried and cried. I told her she could come back the next day. So on Sunday I was outside and she came over and we were having a snack and I called her to come stand in front of me. I looked into her eyes and I said, I love you Ashley, do you love me? She said she did. I told her that I loved her yesterday even when she was mad at me. Did she love me yesterday? Nope. But you love me today? Yeah. I told her that I loved her even when she didn't love me. Little did I know what a huge deal this was going to be. We now tell each other we love each other all the time....even when we are mean and mad. She checks to make sure that I love her brothers too. She tells me that she loves ME even when I am mean. (although I am not mean and Adrian totally sticks up for me telling Ashley that I give them snacks so that's not mean) But yeah.