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i am  and always have been a huge fan of mr. r.   even when the other kids thought he was lame.   my brother thought mr. r. was lame.  motivated to be well-liked, it mattered-- a lot--  to me what other kids thought.  but when it came to mr. r i didn't care.  and i think i took a fair amount of shit for for liking a "baby show." unfazed, i sat in front of the set, rapt, answering all his questions, singing along, and smoothing out my rough edges in the orbit of his thoughtfulness.  i loved that guy.  and i felt he loved me too.  totally.  when i watched this remix video all the love came back-- that feeling of being really and truly seen.  the good parts and the not so good parts.  mr. r. was not afraid of the dark.  and to paraphrase one youtube viewer, it's ok if you don't like mr. rogers; he would still love you.