"I love you"
"You look so pretty"
"Tell me what's troubling you"
"I will always protect you"
"You did so well today - I'm really proud of you"
"I will never use you as the messenger for the arguments I have with your dad"
"I love you and your brother equally - whatever I do for him I will do for you"
"Let's do something together - your choice"

I could go on ad infinitum. I am so messed up in the head. I have been diagnosed with childhood emotional neglect by a psychiatrist but knowing why I have so many problems does nothing to alter how impossible it seems to overcome any of them.