How-to

    "Me? My job is to fight the world. You? Your job is to fight for me."
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When someone is hurt or crying or both, you envelop them in your arms and make them believe that by doing so, you are going to protect them from all that is hurtful, even if what hurts them is you. You tell them it is going to be okay. If that is a lie, then you tell them anyway, and let the ensuing silence be filled with their sobs and your racing thoughts about how you can make it okay. You be soft. You tell them you understand. If you don't understand, then you try to, and store your questions about it for later. You do everything you can to draw out the sadness and make it go away or make it your own so you can help them carry the burden. You love them. You tell them and you show them. If that doesn't solve it, repeat until it does.

But only do it if you love them.
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How to show them.