winnie, reading that made me tear up. I did the same thing with my daughter one day and it felt so good it hurt. It was a huge outpouring of love from me and she accepted it instead of fighting it.
I too wondered later if she would use my honest and raw emotion against me. Then I reminded myself it was a gift, the greatest gift of all, it was love freely given. Whether she exploited it or not, nothing changed the gift
