When I was but a youngster, the phrase puppy love meant a crush held by someone too young to understand love. I remember having a big case of puppy love over a redheaded boy with freckles in my 1st grade class. But you know what, I don’t think the idea of puppy love and discounting the feelings of the very young with regard to love is an accurate characterization. I had latent yearnings for that redheaded boy all the way through school and even after graduation. I remember how my granddaughter grieved over the loss of a boy in her preschool when he moved to . . .
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