You Can't Hug a Daydream: A Son's Need for Presence
Story★★★★I had been traveling a lot and when I came home late one night, my wife said that our 10-year-old son had asked me to wake him up. I did. He told me that he missed me. With a little guilt, I told him I loved him even when I wasn’t with him. He answered, ‘I know, but you can’t hug a daydream.’
The point
A child's simple truth—that love expressed through physical presence matters more than distant affection—calls a traveling father to reconsider his priorities.
Scripture
1 John 3:18
Audience
Adults
Tone
Tender · Convicting · Relatable
To tell aloud
under a minute · 63 words