Readers Respond: What would you like your children and grandchildren to remember about you?
We asked our readers to tell us what they want their children and grandchildren to remember most about them.
From the unconditional love to the fun you had together as you grew up, here are some of your loveliest responses:
Karen TeNyenhuis Rafael - That I loved them unconditionally, equally and always wished the best for them.
Jan Hitch - That they were ALL my world, and I loved them, with all my heart.
Caroline West - That I love them and always want the best for them.
Janine Mason - All the wonderful times we have had together, and that I love them to the moon and back.
Geraldine Robertson -I want them to know that I love them twice. Once for themselves and once for their connection to my children. That is mighty love.
Kathleen Sheehan - That we had a world of fun and how our faces lit up when we saw each other.
Chaz Gartrell - I want them to remember a strong, free minded, hard working woman who was there for them.
Glenn Wilcox - That I’ll love them till the end, they fill a place in my heart that will always be full!
Di Armstrong - I’m not perfect and whatever my mistakes were they were mine and I have always tried to do better. Also I love them, I may not be with them for all their lives but I will love them for the rest of mine.
Zarka Pesa - That they brought so much joy into my life and that I not only loved them but was "in love " with them. Also that I wished they could be safe and protected throughout their life and to have a good life.
To leave a memory of your own, or to check out more of the amazing responses head here.
Image: Shutterstock