A Letter To My Daughter
To my beloved daughter,
Welcome to this world. As my love grows for you I can’t help but want to protect you from the trials and tribulations that lay ahead. But for you to reach your fullest potential I know you must experience it and that thought scares me. So as you start your journey please remember this:
I want to start by saying I undoubtedly, without boundaries or limits love you unconditionally. I will love you for all that you are. Regardless of any mistake you will make, who and how you choose to love, and what you ever say. There is nothing you can do that can ever make me love you less.
I am going to fail you. I don’t know when and I don’t know how, but on my journey of being your mom, I will fall short. Forgive me. Know that every choice I ever make is for your good. I may go about it wrong, but my intentions are always right.
I’m sorry for the day you realize I am not Wonder Woman and any pain that may cause. I too am human and have made mistakes. I have had to learn things the hard way. I have had to fall often. But all those lessons lead me to you so for that I am grateful. Remember I was your age once. Things you want to do, I’ve done. Things that may go through your mind, I’ve thought. Things you think I don’t know, I do. I am you mother, I am you.
My priority is to be your mother and with time we later can become friends. You won’t always like me, but you will always love me and no matter how much you love me, I will always love you more.
Know you can come to me. Even when you think I won’t understand, even if you think it will hurt, come to me. There is nothing you can do that we can’t work through. There is nothing you can do that will diminish your value. I will always welcome you with open arms and we will grow from the situation together.
Know your worth. Regardless of what others may say or do, know your value. People will enter your life and treat you in a way that will make you question yourself. Don’t. Know that people are who they are, and how they treat you is a reflection of what they see when they look in the mirror. Don’t let their mirror pour into yours. Your body is perfect, you are smart enough, you will succeed, you are beautiful.
Know when to walk away from people and situations that don’t prosper you. Do not feel bad for disconnecting from a situation that you can no longer grow from. It doesn’t make you a bad person or selfish. It simply states that you know your worth, what you want in life and where you’re going. The most valuable thing you can give someone is your time. Don’t allow anyone to take that for granted.
Be generous to others and travel. Travel in groups and alone. Travel so you know the world isn’t just what you see day in and day out. Travel so you know how blessed you are. Visit the riches of countries and the poorest. Humble yourself and know that you are not better than anyone and no one is better than you.
Know that we don’t accept religion in our home. But a relationship with God we do. I want you to find God on your own time and in your own way. When your heart is ready that’s when you will hear him the loudest. I can’t force you into that chapter. Only you can make that decision when the time is right. God is always with you loving you more than I can. He made you perfectly in his imagine and loves you just the way you are. Don’t let the world and religion convince you otherwise. He made you to fly. He made you strong. You are not limited because you are a woman. Do not confine yourself to a dress code, a job, or standard, God’s love is not based off of man made rules. He does not guide with fear and punishment but with love, acceptance and compassion. He loves you because he made you, he knows what you are capable of and wants you to strive. All he asks is that you take him along for the journey.
Can you tell I’m scared? At times I still feel like I’m not ready. But here you are. In this short time you have made me question my sanity. You have made me want to drop at my mothers feet and tell her “I get it”. And then you giggle at me and grab my finger with your little hand and more love for you spills out of me. We are growing together. We are seeing the world like it’s new. At the end of this all I am trying to make clear to you is that you are here to change the world. You have the power to do so. You can achieve anything you set your mind to, and I am here to support you every step of the way. Wake up every morning thanking God that you did, set your goal, and go for it. Be better than me, stronger than me, and wiser than me. I can’t wait to see you take on this beautiful journey called life.
I love you beyond measure, forever and always,
Mommy
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