LEARNING TO SAY I LOVE YOU
Three simple words echo through Cassondra Corbin-Thaddies’ home: I love
you.
But that’s not how it always was.
As a child, Corbin-Thaddies rarely heard those words. Her parents preferred to express their love in actions. Even in moments of celebration – when all she wanted to hear was “Congratulations! I love you! I’m so proud of you!” – her parents couldn’t get the words out.
She learned that love could be conditional. When she was mad at people, how could she still love them? Then she met a boy in college who showed her he could still love her when she was giving him the cold shoulder. The type of person who waits up for the text that she had arrived home safely and cared for her even when they disagreed.
Spoiler: He became her husband...read more and watch Cassondra tell her story at a storyteller's event.