Do you love singing lullabies and reading stories to your children?
If so, then we are guessing that you are familiar with the classic story of “Love You Forever.”
The popular children’s book is about the love of a mother and the cycle of raising her son. Throughout the story, it tells how much a mother loves her child – no matter what.
Even if her son was a full-grown man, her love and devotion for her child never changed. It depicts how strong and unconditional a mother’s love is.
There is nothing stronger than a mother’s love.
No wonder this book became so popular! It’s very sweet, and it just perfectly describes how a mother loves her child.
What makes this story appealing is that it’s not only for children but also for adults as well.
According to Robert, the book is for everyone. In fact, everyone is buying it for kids, for themselves, for their parents, and even for their grandparents!
“As a matter of fact, everybody buys it for everybody. That’s why it sells a lot of copies. I think it’s my best book. So far it has sold about 15,000,000 copies,” Robert shared on his website.
But did you know that there’s a deeper story behind this popular lullaby and story?
In fact, the story behind this will definitely bring you to tears.
I’ll love you forever,
I’ll like you for always,
As long as I’m living
my baby you’ll be.
This sweet lullaby came from Robert’s heart.
Robert and Ann wanted to have kids. In fact, it was their dream. No wonder they got so excited when they found out that they were expecting!
But what happens when life plays a cruel joke?
Ann Munsch, the wife of the famous author Robert Munsch, was so excited to welcome their baby. Unfortunately, Ann gave birth to a stillborn child.
Again, after trying, their second child was also stillborn.
The couple was beyond devastated. No one can describe the pain and the emptiness that they felt.
For a long time, Robert sang the lullaby to himself while thinking of his children and wife.
“I made that up after my wife and I had two babies born dead. The song was my song to my dead babies. For a long time I had it in my head and I couldn’t even sing it because every time I tried to sing it I cried. It was very strange having a song in my head that I couldn’t sing,” the talented author shared on his website.
If that’s not enough, their doctors had to tell them that they couldn’t conceive a child anymore.
This news broke Robert’s heart and tested his sanity.
For a man who had been working in orphanages, who finished his master’s degree in Child Studies, and had written countless children’s books, this news just doesn’t make sense.
It took a long time before the couple could move on.
Robert loved his profession, and he loved writing. Soon, he got back on track and suddenly realized that he can make a story out of this lullaby!
The story just came to him. It was simple but had a deep meaning.
When people heard the story, their hearts were filled with emotion. The story about a mother who sings the same lullaby to her little boy every night, even when he is already a grown-up is something that we can all relate to.
A parent’s love is forever.
Even if your children grow up, even if your children do something they’re not proud of, even if your children become distant – a parent’s love never changes.
Every person, every parent has a different story, and somehow, everyone can relate to this story in their own way.
No matter how you interpret the story, it all points out one thing – unconditional love.
Last 2008, Robert suffered a stroke and has since retired from his career. With his wife, Ann, and their three adopted children, Robert relates to the mother in his story.
Now, he’s the one receiving love and care from his kids.
Robert hopes that the story “Love You Forever” will able to touch many people. He wishes that it can bring comfort to parents and even children – much like how it comforted him in his darkest moments.
At the end of the day, love is what keeps us going.
For Robert and Ann, their love for children had spread all over the world through his amazing and loving lullaby.
“For someone who picks up the book, it’s their story, not mine,” Robert shared.
Are you ready to watch the story below?
Now that you know the story behind this best-selling book, you might find yourself treasuring it more.
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