"I always, always liked children... I was very afraid of them before. Because I never really grew up, I mean, with a lot of little kids around. Even though I am from a kind of Italian family, I never really grew up with a lot of little kids around"

Steve Burns is expressing his appreciation for kids, despite his preliminary fear of them. He explains that he never ever had the chance to mature around a lot of little kids, as he was from an Italian household. This absence of experience with children made him concerned, but he has given that grown to value them. He acknowledges that he never actually grew up with a lot of little kids around, however he still has a fondness for them. His quote is a testimony to the power of getting rid of fear and welcoming the unknown. It is a suggestion that we can all discover to appreciate and enjoy things that we might have at first been afraid of.