Kids

I love kids.
I love just everything about them, and I hate how they get tainted by the world as they grow older.

I have had kids around me since I was a kid myself.
My aunts were always busy, so I had younger cousins left with my family to babysit.
I've changed diapers when I was barely in a primary school, too.
(Now some those kids are in college).

I used to be called as 형/오빠/bro from kids of those days,
but "new kids" these days refer to me as 삼촌/uncle.

It took me a while to get adjusted to the new title,
but my connection with kids is never lost.

Today, I went to meet JY and EY.
It's always fun to meet those kids - only kids I get to hang out these days.
I always get something for both of them whenever I visit, and I try to play both of them equally as possible.
They like to play with me, and they like me reading books to them.
...and I love doing whatever to make them laugh and smile.

Today,
after some time of driving, out of the blue, JY broke the silence and told NY Nuna, who was driving: "Mommy, I like 삼촌."

Bliss.