Those 4 (or 5) Little Words

I was watching How I met Your Mother on Tuesday, and laughing as always. It was about Barney taking lessons from Ted on how to date Robin. Its complicated to explain, but the main point is that Ted pointed out that Robin has been waiting her whole life to hear her dad say "I'm proud of you, eh," (she is Canadian, hence the "eh" and 5 word phrase). I was more laughing at Robin's reaction then paying attention to that particular line in the show. Later that night though, as I was having dinner with Dad and Meaghan, Dad said to me, "I don't think we tell you often enough, but I'm proud of you." Those four words mean so much. After all, one of my biggest fears is disappointing the people who I love and care about, so it is nice to know, especially since I value Dad's opinion most of all. I guess my main thought is that we all need to hear those words every now and then from people we care about because they really make you feel good.