Patting makes you feel warm and fuzzy

Back when my children were still small...

when putting them to sleep,
I would gently
pat
their chests or backs.
I would do it.

Gently,
slowly,
using my whole palm,
pat... pat... pat... pat...
I would do it.

The children, who still wanted to stay awake
and were fidgeting,
would gradually feel at ease
and slowly
drift off to sleep.

My
arm muscles would get tired, but
I would keep patting them
until the very last moment.

One time,
my daughter, who was still small,
patted my back
as I lay on the futon.
She patted me.

Ah...!
Patting,
this
is so comforting and feels so good...!
I didn't know...

I had always
been the one doing it for them,
but I had never
had it done for me.

Her small hand
gently and slowly
patted me.
Somehow,
I felt warm and fuzzy
inside.
I felt at ease
and started to feel sleepy.

I
fell asleep
feeling happy.

I used
a heartwarming image by Miwa Yutani😊

It's a picture of a mother and child, but...
when I use it as a title image,
it gets cut off😭

The full image is here↓