I love you, Hank. Happy Esther Day.
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- This Esther Day hits different.
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Happy Esther Day, everyone.
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p.s. Added "Happy Esther Day" to the title because it seemed like people were getting the wrong vibe to the title. Sorry about that! -John
I love you both, immensely!
Good call! Bit of a jumpscare there 😅
See you at the virtual party. Thanks for sharing, John and Hank (as always).
❤🙏💞
Glad I didn't see the first pre edit!
I would have not revived.
You two are treasures, and two of my personal favorite Humans on the planet!
aside: thank you to both john and hank for letting go of the 4 minute rule and just being. best positive to come from hank’s cancer.
i could not agree more wholeheartedly. it would’ve been nice to get there by different means, but here we are all the same
We have always known that educational videos are exempt from the 4 minute rule.
What we have only recently come to appreciate is that every experience is educational when you are open to learning and growth. 💜
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@@cogspaceVery well said ❤
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I think the ease with which you now tell Hank "I love you" is proof that Esther's mission was a success
Yes--Esther would be so pleased!
As a 23 year old actively fighting cancer, thank you for carrying the message of love onward John and Hank
Love, hugs, and well wishes, friend. ❤
I wish you the best of luck, excellent doctors, compassionate nurses, and effective nausea drugs.
Happy Esther Day! I love you. Do your best and beat it 🥰
best wishes ❤❤❤
I wish you all the best
I love you, person reading this. Whoever you are. The world is better for having you in it.
i love you too, @cogspace. thank you for being here
Thank you. It is truly an act of love to express this not knowing who it will impact. You have my love also.
I love you too, @cogspace...Sending you a big hug along the strand of energy that connects each of us
I love you too 💜
I love you 🐌
"Here's a butt I can get behind" is my favorite John Green quote, truly an incredible writer
Honestly he should've just sent it
I think it should be on at least a DFTBA store hat.
Relatable! That he recognized it and tried again is what the writing process is all about. Drafts can be hilarious though. It was fun to see the thought process this time!
I spat my beerful
I needed that laugh. Also that phrase needs to be on DFTBA merch.
This gave me a mild heart attack. Rest in peace ester
My stomach dropped
same, and then I remembered it’s August
This is not how they would tell us.
Ikr very concerning
I almost vomited at work lol
Being very isolated, I don't have anyone to celebrate Esther Day with, so I'll just wish everyone reading this a Happy Esther Day and say that I love you all just a little bit.
Edit: Thanks to everyone who responded. I'm really touched.
Happy Esther day!!
Happy Esther Day! ❤❤
love you too. love you all
happy esther day!!
I love you fellow nerdfighter. I am in a similar situation but we are never really alone as long as there are others on this planet with compassion and curiosity. 💜💜💜
I grew up with a father who couldn't say those 3 words, even the day I moved to the US when we knew we'd never see each other again. I'm 60 now, almost every time I walk away from a friend could easily be the last time. Saying I love you is super easy now. I love you Hank, I love you John, I love you Esther and I love everyone in this special community
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I love you :)
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Thank you for sharing. My Dad's father, who I never met, only said I love you to him twice. A lot better that never saying it, but my Dad still noticed all the times it wasn't said. He told me he didn't want it to be like that between the two of us. So, we say I love you every time we say goodbye to each other. I'm glad for it.
@@BDTMack my son and I always say it to each other, we hug a lot as well. He's 21 now and has never been too embarrassed to show love for me in public
the fact that Esther's Day also falls on the day after the Jewish Love Holiday this year is doubly symbolic
I’ve been thinking about that a lot this week. It’s been a week of love! 🧡
And Judaism has an Esther day. Right before my favorite holiday of the year - Purim. Or as we referred to it as kids -- Jewish Halloween.
the math still does not add up
@@edl5731 Correct, Esther day is the 13th of Adar.
Two different holidays are being mentioned here, and I wanted to help clarify. Yesterday, the sixteenth of Av was a Jewish day dedicated to the pursuit of matrimony. The thirteenth of Adar, Purim is a day of celebration, and friendship. Queen Esther is the heroine of the Purim story.
As an older sister, it is a bit hard to say “I love you” to my annoying younger brother, but I always make an exception for Esther Day 🖤
Same! I just texted it to my little brother (his love language is text messaging 😂)
You too bro ❤️
Keep saying it. It gets easier and you never regret it. Love you Sam ❤
My dad’s little brother passed away suddenly when I was a kid and my mom was pregnant with my little brother. It took me a long time to understand how much that impacted him. As an adult, I truly cannot imagine how fundamentally I would be changed if I didn’t have my brother. The day my little brother was born was the best day of my life and sometimes I’m embarrassed it took me so long to realize that. I love him so much.
That's super sweet :3
D'awwww
That’s so sweet, bless both of you ❤
Awwwwwwwwww GO TELL HIM THAT!!!
That is so sweet❤
Seeing John go to say something profound and almost breaking down and then stopping and saying it in a different way that wouldn't sound as written, ending up being more profound within that, is inspirational to say the very least
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RIP, Esther. Crazy to think she's been gone almost as long as she was alive, now... She'd be 29 today.
😭 It still hurts.
I'm 29, and started watching this channel starting with the beginning videos around age 20. I never connected the dots that Esther and I were the same age. Thank you for sharing that.
@@invisibleninja86, sames.
Ugh my heart
we are the same age and I’ve been watching these videos for almost as long. Thank you Esther for everything
Whether in written work or on Vlogbrothers, John's slightly grumpy and reluctant energy seems to have this neat side effect of helping me feel safe enough to feel my feelings
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What a wonderful way to describe it. I completely agree!
My father found out this month that he has cancer, and as his only remaining family a lot has fallen on my shoulders. This video on Esther Day also hits differently this year. Thank you John and Hank for both being so open with your struggles, and also the positive things to come out of difficult situations. Happy Esther Day Nerdfighters, DFTBA.
As a fellow cancer support person (my husband, in my case) I'm wishing you the best. Happy Esther Day.
If you have friends/found family don't forget you can ask them for help too! I hope things go as well as they can for you and your dad.
Lean on friends so you’re more stable while your Dad leans on you. My Dad’s diagnosis was in February and after surgery he’s doing better but it was a LONG way from there to here. All the best for strength & peace.
I'm sorry about your dad. Speaking your heart, sharing your sorrow together, talking together about a future with or without him--these are heart-changing actions.
As someone who just lost their father to cancer a month ago (After a long battle) I wish you and your family the best through this journey and hope it ends with the cancer going into remission.
It was apparent by the age 5 that my nephew had a remarkable mind, curious beyond any curiosity I’d known, and he grew up into a curious, brilliant, kind man. I’m so happy that, after years of study and hard work, he has now completed the study and practice he has needed to become an oncologist. I am grateful in advance for the people he will help and in fighting the scourge of cancer. And I will take the time today to tell him, again, that I love him.
Congrats to him!!!
Omg 😭😭
John making me cry at 9am and I'm entirely okay with that. Gonna go reach out to the people I love now...Thank you, John and Hank
My eyes are sweating…
Who choppin onions in here 😭
This is my first Esther day as a nerdfighter. Happy Esther day, John! love to the both of you.
Welcome!!😊
Happy Esther day Abdullah!
welcome to the club :)
same :)
Happy first Esther Day!!
John, thank you for honoring us with your vulnerability. We love you, and Hank, and the teams behind you. Happy Esther Day.
My identical twin passed of leukemia 10 years ago, very interesting to see the differences in non-twin siblings, we were so close that I almost knew something was seriously wrong beforehand, as we hardly ever spent a day apart, god I miss that part of being a twin. Anyway, awesome for sending this message out to your brother and to everyone ❤cancer sucks, I wish your brother the absolute best.
As a twin (fraternal, but still) myself, that is a pain I cannot fathom and don't think either my sister or I will ever be ready for when it inevitably comes. I'm sorry for your loss. I hope your twin is resting peacefully, and I'm sure they are with you even still, forever and always. Twins are never truly separated, in my opinion. I can sometimes even feel when my sister is not doing well just from a simple text message when I'm miles, and even timezones, away from her. So I hope the same goes for you, that you can feel his presence and support from wherever we go when we pass.
This summer has definitely sucked butt.
We love you guys
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Bwahaha! 😂
I thought about commenting this 😅
underrated comment
this is it.
Thank you for this video John. This is the exact embodiment of everything Esther Day is about. As you said so many years ago, it is "a Valentine's Day for the rest of love". Thank you for continuing to honor Esther's wish for us--even if it means you have to say "I love you" to Hank once a year. 🙂
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This hits hard. I was lucky enough to get to say "I love you" to my brother, the night he passed away.
Never miss that chance to say it because, "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power, to tell just when the hands will stop at late or early hour." -Robert H. Smith.
Sending much love to you and Hank, and I'm proud of you both ❤
I’m deeply sorry for your loss! Sending thoughts of healing. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
Exactly. Don't miss those chances....you will never regret saying "I love you!"
Love you Sadie
Thank you for seeing all of us. My husband is currently fighting esophageal cancer, and waiting six months for disability to kick in has been financially devastating, but things matter so little now. I love you to all my fellow caregivers, family, friends, and to the warriors fighting this sucky disease. ❤
happy Esther day. My dad had esophageal and laryngeal cancer. Special love for you my friend.
John continuing his streak of being the only person able to make me cry for at least the last 3 years.
I am glad you have this community to serve as your release valve. You are loved here ❤️
Happy Esther Day to this weird community who makes me feel valued on the worst days. Thank you for creating a space where I can make weird art with silly ideas to bring joy and occassionally help with raising money for charity. Big shoutouts to all the Rachels and associates, the NFTWT crew, and the dftbaDOTclub mastodon family.
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Happy Esther Day!
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almost every Esther Day video makes me emotional, but this is the first that's made me cry. an immense amount of love to everyone who is scrolling through the comments and needs to hear it. I am grateful for your existence.
The Star will never go out. We love you John, and Hank. Esther is proud❤
I am not capable yet to tell my family I love them so I'll shout it into the void of the internet. Mom, dad and my brother: I love you.
Now try it for real. Sometimes writing is easier. Get some dopey dollar store cards, write it out with the TSWGO, link and slap on a stamp before you think too much. I love you internet stranger. I waited too long am now my mom is dead.
You'll get there
Give it time! Happy Esther Day.
This is my son's and my adoption birthday It's his second birthday I adopted him 14 years ago today He is now 26 in a business owner doing very good for himself so beautiful to hear that there is a actual holiday on our special day that we've always considered a holiday Cheers to Esther and to all those celebrating love
Happy Esther day and Adoption Birthday to both of you 😁
The puff, while very prominent currently, exudes a maturity that previous prominent puffs did not. How fitting for such a mature and wonderful and poignant Esther Day
This Esther day hits different...having gone through my own cancer journey and now realizing Esther and I are the same age. Thank you John for your words and Esther for this incredible day.
Sending you lots of love ❤
I had a similar heart attack as most did I think, except having been here for long enough went "wait what day is it? Is it Esther Day?" Happy Esther Day everyone, we're glad you're still here and we love you.
yep, same 😅
My little double take was, “Hold on, is it Esther day? Did I *forget* Esther day?” I did indeed 😅
I am not an active part of this community (I've been here for years but I rarely contribute) but Esther Day has had a pretty important impact on my life. I don't have a huge problem telling people I love them and I think of "I love you" as one of my most important phrases. Not just to my parents or girlfriend but to my brothers and my friends. I am often thought of as weird for standing up as best man at my best friend's wedding and telling him I love him. But to me it is so important that the people in our lives know they are loved. And Esther day has always been a reminder of that for me. Much love to all.
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This Ester day does hit different for me as well. I'm pregnant. The first 7 weeks were scary because of a previous loss and some bleeding with this one. They are due just before Valentines Day, and I know my frame of reference for love will be forever changed, and I already love this little plum sized fetus so much. Yesterday, we saw them on the ultrasound lying on their back, and sit up and flail their arms around, as if waving "hello."
Ester day is also my mother-in-law's birthday. She is Mom. She has earned the title many times over. I have avoided calling my mother "mom" for years, because I am able to see where she didn't deserve the title, but she is making changes that in a few years, she might be worthy of "Grandmother". My father has passed, and my father-in-law hasn't overstepped, but has been there to help with some important dad moments.
Thank you for sharing with us. May the rest of your pregnancy be as smooth and uncomplicated as possible, for you and your tiny human. And Happy Birthday to your mother-in-law! She shares it with someone super special. Happy Esther Day!
As I sit here with my 1 month old napping on me, I hope the rest of your pregnancy, delivery, and newborn days go smoothly and healthily! ❤ Those grandmas can be lifesavers. Happy birthday to your mother in law, and happy Esther day!
As a cancer survivor and someone still dealing with tumours, this hit hard. I’m in bits. Happy Esther Day.
Love you Ron ❤❤❤
We all love you John and Hank!
thank you for putting this out, I sent 10 postcards to friends explaining Esther Day and telling them I love them and they are going to have to look it up. Hopefully they pass it on next year
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So awesome! Your friendships will be deeper for actions like that! Happy Esther Day!
My therapist says that all children need the 4 A's in life: Attention, Acceptance, Approval and Affection. And that includes all the inner children we adults have inside us. This has helped me so much in raising my kids. Thanks for establishing such an awesome holiday. I love you guys.
This posted prompted me to text my adult son. He hasn’t been talking to me for the past 10 months. I hear he’s using substances which very negatively impacted the lives of his father and me when he was being introduced to the world and I miss him terribly. So, thanks. I just told him that I love him, and I’ll always answer when he’s ready. 🤞Hope it works. 🤞❤ Happy Estherday. (I like that it sounds like yesterday.)
I hope he feels your love and care tonight. It makes a difference; even if he's not ready to answer.
❤ you Rebecca.
Ive been that son and kinda still am.
Keep at it , reconnection can take a minute
Good luck mama
Now I'm crying at work. You two are the best, we love you.
Happy Esther Day! So much love to you all! 💜
It’s strangely inspiring to see the near-constant emotional struggles of, by any reasonable measure, an immensely successful human being. We love you, John.
My mother died of cancer within 3 months of her diagnosis this year. I miss her every day. I wish I could tell her I love her today. Cancer sucks. DFTBA ❤
I'm sorry for your loss. Say it anyway--in someway she knows. Our words are as much for us and for others.
The older I get, the more it feels like Esther Day is coming around more and more quickly! Anyway, glad this holiday came into my life when I was a teenager, it definitely shaped me a lot. I definitely tell the people that I love that I love them. Thanks Esther. And you, Hank and John.
Rest in Awesome, Esther.
Happy Esther Day, everyone.
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I just wanted to say i only ever learned about esther, nerdfighters and so much more connected to this when esther day already went on for a while. I did not have the joy to know her. but she influenced me deeply, moved me when i listened to her and made me change to become a person with hope and goals and, most importantly, compassion.
This star will indeed never go out. And i am proud to be a small, but living proof. thank you esther.
Using ‘and’ has helped me to provide the positive reframing my nervous system desperately needs without diminishing the validation of how I feel. “This summer has sucked, and I have gotten closer to your brother.” To me, it feels like a better reflection of how enmeshed reality is?
Love is real
It is not just in novels or the movies
It is fact
And it is standing here right in front of you
So if you open your eyes
Oh what a sweet discovery
There is hope, and there is joy, and there is acceptance
I got terrified that something happened to Hank… Happy Ester Day🫶
Me too, I thought he died 😳
I worry about Hank every day because he lives in America where health care has a very low quality and is extremely expensive even with insurance
@@larochejaquelein3680 is it really low quality? I'm not from USA, and I'm interested in all of the negatives there are
@@unnamellieIt's not low quality but it's shit compared to the prices
@@unnamellie The quality varies quite a lot, and of course even if it were truly the best quaity on the planet, that means nothing if you can't afford it. People have gone broke from medical debt even if they did have insurance. And insurance is a racket that only serves to drive the prices up higher. First you pay a solid percentage of your wage to buy the insurance, which only covers a limited amount even under normal circumstances. Insurance "covered" an operation I had, and I still had to pay $2,000 out of pocket. Insurance "covered" some tests I had, and I still had to pay $2,000 out of pocket. And I'm NOT wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
As an Ester... so many big Esther shoes to fill.
Sometimes it is really hard to sign my light, but I will continue to endevour to honor my namesake, and fight for the star not to go out. 💫
Missed Esther day this year, for the first time since I've known about it. I'll make up for it tomorrow, but it comforts me that I spent the day before Esther day with my mum, exploring a city, so even if I didn't say it out loud, we both sure felt it. Happy Esther Day Hank, John, the team behind you, and all of nerdfighteria. Love you
RIP Esther!! You'll always be in the heart of Nerdfighteria. ❤
I was just recently thinking about how much I appreciate that my family has grown to end just about any interaction possible with "I love you." We say it over the phone, when leaving for work, when we go to bed, even just passing in the hallway. I took it for granted for so long. But as my grandmother's health starts to wane and my dad gets up there in years, I've started to think about how much it means that I'm lucky enough to have so many chances every day to share these sentiments with my loved ones. I'm also now realizing that the person I express this the lest to is my own sister. I should probably work on that, huh?
I don't think I've ever cried so much writing a youtube comment before, either😅.
💙🩵🫡🙃 John and Hank, I love you! That was easy to say...BUT today I went out (that was very hard, agoraphobia!) and I told three people that I love and support them (Trader Joe's workers, supporting their union and thanking them for helping me shop) and my wonderful Taxi Ride Lady (who has become a friend, and we hug goodbye now). 😊🤗 Today was a challenge, but I shared love. P.S. The Trader Joe's staff were asking about my Mom, who used to shop there with me. She passed at 91, was a three time cancer survivor, the last Stage 4 Lymphoma, which she kicked in the butt at age 81. Missing you, Mom! 😢❤
Happy Esther Day, Dear Ones, both Earthbound and Otherwhere 💖🌎🌈✨️🕊
Happy Esther day to my little sister who I am so blessed to have. I almost lost you once. I’m not going to let it happen again.
My grandfather passed away on father’s day this year due to cancer. I was a huge Fault in Our Stars fan and I read Esther’s book when it came out. Reading this title I immediately started crying. Thank you for keeping her memory alive and for spreading the message of love and hope. I needed this today
Sorry about your grandfather... Happy Esther Day!
❤❤ love you, Molly.
This isn’t even close to my first Esther Day, it’s more like my 10th or so, but it definitely hits different. Happy Esther Day to everyone! Love you Hank and John. Thank you for everything 🫶🏻
Thank you for being here with us. Happy Esther Day!
@@untappedinkwell Happt Esther Day!!
@@MaddieMarvolo
I was brought up in Esther Baptist Church in Esther, MO. I am also a fellow Mayby (may baby).
Mayby's of the world, unite.
One of my favorite things to say is "you are my friend and I love you." And I even tell my little brother I love him, too, John -- proving we big brothers can learn. :)
Not me crying. I love you both, not for you highlighting the importance , but living it for all to see. Happy Esterday.
You ever open a video and know you’re going to cry before it even starts? Happy Esther day everyone 💕
I love you, John & Hank. I also love you, dear reader. ❤
🎶Esther Day...all my troubles seemed so far away...🎶
My twin sis is going through cancer treatment, too. We didn't grow up with "I love you", but we've been learning how to say it to each other.
I love you, too, my fellow beings!
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When my girlfriend, whom I was with for 8 years, died in a car crash, I learned the value of constantly and incessantly reminding people that I love them.
I'm so sorry that happened. One of my biggest fears is losing my boyfriend so suddenly, I can't imagine how that must feel
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The timing of Ester Day this year is particularly painful for me, but that doesn't stop me from being grateful for a day that will remind people to express their love and care.
This Star Won’t Go Out paid for a hotel room a few times when my daughter had cancer. Such a great charity. Such a great holiday. Esther was such a great kid. ❤❤
I never really heard those words on a regular basis when I was little. I never heard my parents say it to each other and they rarely said it to me. Yes, when I was older they said it a few times but I have zero memory of them saying it when I was younger. They are important words. Important for the person hearing them. Important for the person saying them. I try to tell my children all the time. I don't want them to have the same memories of not hearing it as I did. Tell the people you love that you love them. Our society needs more of that ❤❤❤
My brother has dysphasia. Finding the help he needed was difficult. I love my family, my friends. Everyone dies and we are never prepared and we grieve our loss.
I'm crying watching this, can't even imagine how Hank must feel.
Esther Day still pops up on my phone every single year. Thank you for still celebrating! It helps so much
❤❤❤ longtime nerdfighter here- love this community. So glad Esther day is still happening.
I saw the title of this video and knew it was gonna hit differently. Thank you for making this video, John. We love you, John and Hank. These stars won't go out.
Happy Esther day! I've been a nerdfighter for over a decade, through much of my most formative years, and even though I've never met most of you, I love this community so very much, so very dearly. And John and Hank, although again we've never met and it's a strange kind of relationship that way, I love you both very very much. You and the community you've created together, the community that awesome people like Esther have nurtured and loved throughout the years, the kind of community whose most cherished traditions revolve around helping people and loving each other - this is the community I'm most proud to be a member of. Thank you John and Hank, thank you Esther, thank you Nerdfighteria. I love you all so so much
Happy Esther Day ❤ I am grateful and thankful I have friends and family who I can tell I love them every day, but Esther day is a great reminder how broad and diverse love truely is ❤
The title terrified a whole bunch of nerds 😭
Happy Birthday Esther, hope you’re having a good one
To the stranger who I may never meet reads this: I love you, we may never meet in the physical sense but I love you ❤
Happy birthday Esther
In the weird way that a long time online fan, that has occasionally interactions with the person they are a fan of, I love you Hank and John. I also love those of you in nerdfighteria that I have gotten to even in the littlest amount; you all make my life so much better (especially during P4A). Thank you everyone! I hope you have the best Esther day.
Thank you for being here with us, especially during the P4A! I hope you also have the best Esther Day!
@@untappedinkwell you too! Will you be at the Esther day party tonight?
@@moiradarling97 Yes! Wouldn't miss it at all! (also totally just replied to one of your other comments about it) ^^ Say hi in the chat!
@@untappedinkwell I just saw this but I’m glad I got to see you in the chat yesterday haha
@@moiradarling97 Me too! It was so wonderful to chat with you (and see so many familiar user names)!
Happy Esther Day to you both, and to all of nerdfighteria! I love you all and wish you a beautiful day
Happy Esther day! Thank you for the heartwarming video. To everyone out there, know that you are loved. Even if you don't have many close people in your life, you're loved by this community here.
One of my elementary students has cancer and their family received help from This Star Won’t Go Out. It made a difference in the family keeping their home and so many other things. Please donate to it, they’re an amazing foundation.
happy esther day! its incredible that 10+ years on, were still remembering this amazing person and the ideals she emboldened us with. I love john and hank for being the rock off sanity and reason over the years
Esther, you sound like a marvelous person. You and those like you, the world needs desparately. I'm sorry you are no longer here. I'm am profoundly moved at the impact you made in just 16 short years, and how powerful a love you gifted the world. That's power indeed. Thank you, John, for introducing her to those who haven't met her. And Happy Esther Day to you.
I hope that my life leaves the same kind of impact Esther's did. I couldn't think of a more beautiful expression of a life than to leave a legacy of love.
Yes!
Esther Day has been harder these past few yrs for me and my family as it was the day after Esther Day that my fiance's (he/they) late husband (he) lost his own cancer battle; which was sudden and short with little warnin at all.
And before anyone gets confused about things; we are polyam and were alrdy together before he passed... We were gonna all three be together if not for that; and i loved that man as much as i loved my now fiance, at the time partner
Tmrw is a rly hard day for us, and we will be together thru it, which is a large part of why we shud celebrate today and remember our love for each other, even our platonic and familial love for our metamours. Me, my fiance, and our other housemate, my metamour are not gonna be alone tmrw either. Our family will be joined by friends and extended family of a kind; the ones i oft find it harder to say i love you to, and its good to be reminded today of their love as well
And beyond them there are so many more i feel platonic and familial love towards who i dont say it enuf to. And their love for me is def smth that helps in a time of otherwise grt sorrow for us
I'm not usually one to cry at CZcams videos but this was one for the books
This was truly well spoken/written John and has reminded about the things that are important on a day I'm glad I heard it
Happy Ester day John, Hank, and all of Nerdfighteria
JOHN YOU CANT SCARE US LIKE THIS PLEASE
It is very important to have people who love and support you, walking with you through life so you're not alone. I never thought I would be alone, but, I am. I love seeing how you and hank communicate and support and care about , one another. Im grateful for empathy and that I can live vicariously though you both. Like getting a contact high. Thanks for letting us in, thanks for setting an example for others.
You guys are both on the short list of kindest, most influential people, like Mr Roger's. Like same level just for older kids and adults.
I love you BOTH! ❤❤
I love you Hank and John! Thank you for contributing so much to our society and the betterment of it. Happy Esther day ❤️
I need to tell my brothers I love them today. They've done so much to support me in the past year and I'm just now realizing I never say I love you to them.
Happy Esther Day, and all the love to everyone. Thanks for reminding me to text my brother today. 💖💖💖💖💖
Crying and laughing, your Esther day videos are always particularly special. Love to you both and happy Esther day! ❤
As someone who has been recovering from a fairly traumatic event leaving me bedridden for months....... tell your friends you love them. No words could be truer than what John said. "... so that no one has to go through whatever we will have to go through, alone." Text your friends and loved ones. Even if you 'don't know how to help'. Just a text asking how their day is and giving them the space to tell you truly... what it's like for them. It's a complete night and day difference. Know that your friends love and care about you, and make sure your friends know you love and care about them too. Happy Esther day. You are loved.
Happy Esther Day! I love you both❤
Hank and I share 5/5 birthdays? That's awesome! 🥳 Thank you both for this message and everything you do. ❤️ We love you too.
Happy Esther Day! We love you! 💖
RE: saying i love you, my parents never did with me and my sister as children. it sounds sad but i was raised in a loving household, by people who had been raised in a house without much love. and so they lost the habit of saying the phrase. it always made me feel a bit sad, but i knew they loved me anyways. but when i left for college i made a conscious decision to say it first, and they always say it back. and i keep saying it. over and over until the scariness is gone.
for anyone else dealing with avoidant attachment styles: you deserve love and closeness in your life even if it feels scary sometimes