opposites

A friend initiated me in the "exact opposites game" and my kids are currently having fun with it. Apparently the exact opposite of a Christian Aid balloon is a green Titanic; an antonym for ginger biscuits is a feather pillow and the opposite of a flower is Whizz's farts. Currently one of my favourite song lyrics is "The opposite of love is indifference". Conventionally of course, hate is seen as the antithesis of love. But my kids sometimes scream that they hate me and I know that they haven't stopped loving me. I do think that sometimes the intensity of our love can get confused with hate. I've felt love that has been so fierce it's burnt, as well as felt love in its gentler forms. I do think the opposite of love is when we are so numbed to our feelings that we just don't feel anything.
As you'll know, I don't really do indifference. It has, as usual, been a week of full on loving with the occasional bit of screaming. Today apart from just a bit of catch up collecting, we intend to hang out, maybe in our PJs. I hope whatever your weekend contains there is love in abundance.