The very definition of ”heart-tugging” is a toddler or young child standing in front of an adult, arms outstretched, begging to be picked up. Confused, frightened or hungry for attention, they’ve already learned a key to unlocking the resistant adult heart: the single word, ”Up!?” Spoken with authority or pathos, it’s a word that brings big, strong arms down to a child’s level, enfolding the needy little [...]![]()
