Family is two kids who got into a shoving match during this photo shoot that ended in mom yelling and tears flowing. I was embarrassed, but the photographer brushed it off.

And she does this thing lately where she punctuates the end of every statement with, “Mom, right?” Right? It comes out high and lilted, leaving a question mark dangling in the air. And it’s so much more than a question about accuracy.

She just loves that I love her -- and sometimes, when I'm caught off-guard by that spectacular truth, it stuns me.