Candace Cameron Bure shared an important lesson she learned from her friendship with the late Bob Saget while recording her podcast with singer Katy Nichole.
Bure said about the message in Nichole’s new song, “You were talking about not letting that moment pass without telling someone that you love them and kind things about them or whatever words you want to share. It often reminds me of my very good friend Bob Saget because he was also that person, and he always told you that he loved you, no matter what.”
She continued, “Since he passed over a year ago, it’s been a constant reminder on my mind, and when you have people in your life, you realize how valuable it is. So I’m grateful for that relationship to show me how much that means and that I can pass it forward.” Some people can often miss their opportunity to share with others how much they mean to them, but Bure never had that problem with Saget.
Saget would always start that conversation. Now, a year after his passing, Bure hopes to imitate that outpouring of love in all her relationships. Bure memorialized Saget’s pouring of love by selling sweatshirts to benefit the Scleroderma Research Foundation that read “Love like Jesus, Hug like Bob” after his death.
Many people may not have expected Saget to have such a tender and loving heart, given the raunchiness of his stand-up routines, but the kindness of his heart allowed Bure and Saget to stay friends once their time together on “Full House” came to a close. Bure discussed Saget’s stand-up routines with “Today Show” host Hoda Kotb, saying, “You know, if people see Bob’s stand-up, it’s not family-friendly stand-up. So that would always be a question, like, ‘How can you guys be friends?’ It’s like, well, I grew up with Bob, so I understand his sense of humor. I, too, have a sense of humor.”
Bure continued, “But I can also separate that person that’s on the stage making jokes to get the laugh and the real heart behind a person and their love and their friendship and their kindness.” Bure said Saget respected boundaries and faith regarding their different views. She said, “He would invite me to things all the time in the stand-up world, but then say, ‘You’re invited but don’t come. Don’t come because I know you; this will cross a line for you. You’re not going to enjoy it. You’re not going to laugh. So, I love you; you can come if you want to, but don’t come.’”
Bob Saget understood that every day isn’t promised, so we should tell our loved ones we love them while they are still here. He believed in this sentiment so much that he passed it on to Candace Cameron Bure, who holds it near and dear to her heart.