My fellow Yahoo Shine Parenting Gurus and I were asked to write a love letter to our childhood crush in the spirit of Valentine’s Day.
What should have been a sweet assignment turned out to be thoroughly heart-wrenching. My childhood crush was beautiful and kind and his life was cut tragically short.
This was the hardest thing I’ve written in awhile, click here to read it.
MOMMYFRIEND 
I couldn’t comment at yahoo since I don’t have a yahoo account.
Wow, Lori. Wow. Kleenex please?!
Thank you Betsy, I admire your writing so much. That is a huge compliment coming from you.
Thank you Debbie. Sometimes I wish I could contact his mom, although I have no idea what I would say.
It really is so sad. I have a hard time even reading it back. Thanks for your comment.
This was a really sweet but sad story. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautifully written and tragic story.
For some reason I had trouble posting a comment at Yahoo. What a beautiful, well written letter to your first crush. Poignant is the word that comes to mind.Thanks Lori!