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Afternoon all.
When most think of Valentine's, they are thinking of the standard descriptions of girlfriend/boyfriend, wife/husband, partner/significant other.
The alternative view is more generally of those that we love, and in this instance I mean family.
So, how do you express your love for your family?
By caring for them - cooking meals, tidying up, asking them how their day went or looking after them.
By buying things for them - be that a nice meal, a present, a card or some flowers.
By spending time with them - either a holiday or a short trip, an activity such as bowling or the cinema, a walk round a local park or doing something together at home.
By making them something - a keepsake like some jewelry or ornament, some poetry or a song (if you are talented that way) or some art.
You could even give them the gift of time -by doing some jobs that they would normally do, like some housework or the shopping, or by telling them to have a soak in the bath or go and do something that they like doing but don’t always have time.
That’s my list.
How do you celebrate Valentine’s with your family?
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I like the idea of simple, relaxing and thoughtful things to do for family and loved ones, such as cooking a nice meal (or treat them to a restaurant), and then doing the dishes etc. afterwards so they don't have to bother with any of that and just enjoy. 
This is a lovely thread @gmarkj family mean a lot to me 
I have a small family and sorry I won't be with them tomorrow, but I shall be thinking of my son and daughter-in-law
Alex usually presents Emma with some flowers 
