There’s no love more intense than the love we have for our kids - and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface.

Huffington links parental love and fear as two sides of the same attachment. The more intensely we value a child’s well-being, the more vividly we can imagine loss, harm, or failure—so anxiety “lurks” even in otherwise joyful devotion. The quote suggests that fear is not evidence of inadequate love but a predictable byproduct of deep care and responsibility. It also implies a need for awareness: if fear remains unexamined, it can shape parenting through overprotection, control, or chronic worry. Read generously, the line invites compassion toward parents’ anxieties while encouraging a healthier relationship to them—recognizing fear without letting it govern decisions.