Because Cancer is the sign most closely connected with the Moon, you can be very strong and secure emotionally.
Being close to your mother is especially important, and you need a lot of love and affection from her as well as from others in your family. When you're older, you'll be very good at giving the same kind of support to others and taking care of people in need.
Feelings are more important to you than logical thinking, which seems cold or boring.
You are easily hurt by criticism. It's not that you are weak or fragile, but that you are unusually sensitive to other people's feelings.