I got a note in the mail today.
It's from my old Teacher's Assistant from one of my fourth grade classes. "Ms. R."
It was so nice to hear from her. She sent me her twin daughter's HIGH SCHOOL graduation pictures...Yikes. I'ma gettin' old.
When I met them, they just entered Junior High...Now they are going off to college! How does that happen?
She reminded me that time flies so quickly and that I should be savoring all my moments with the Stinks. I do. I honestly do.
Got me to thinking.
*****Look out*****SappyStuff Ahead******Gotta Tissue?******
How much fun I'm having with my little girl. It's a blast!
I am so lucky to be home with her, watching her grow and mature. Helping her find her place in this world one day at a time.
One step. Each day. Getting closer to her becoming a big girl. A woman.
And, in each step I'm losing my baby.
But I tell her every day.
No matter what, she will always be my baby girl.
When she's 36 and married with her own kids...she'll still be my baby girl.
Forever.
When she is fighting me for her independence and I am having a hard time letting go...When she begs to sleep over a friend's house but I refuse, when she hates me for grounding her or taking away her car keys...I hope she knows I do it all because I love her and want to protect her from hurt.
But I also want to help her find her independence and inner-strength. And I am struggling with that.
I wish on shooting stars, pennies with their heads up, eyelashes. I wish on birthday candles and I pray to something higher that my little girl becomes the empowered woman she deserves to be.
Because she was meant for something special. I feel it in my bones. My gut. That she is meant for great things...
I just hope she knows I love her unconditionally. And I have her back. Forever.
18 comments:
can u hear me crying?
She knows. She will always know.
If she is anything like her momma....she is going to be AWESOME!
I feel the same way. It is so hard to let go, but at the same time, I want my kids to be independent.
I feel certain she knows how much you love her! :)
Yes, they'll always be our babies. Even when they're telling us that they hate us and we've ruined their lives.
sigh.
I just found your blog!! Love it!!
You are a great writer!!
- Audrey
Pinks & Blues Girls
That's exactly how I feel about my girls.
Stinkfoot can't help but be something special. She has a special mother who is there for her.
It's so true! (You can go sappy any day, friend!)
Just what I needed...another reason to cry.
At least you warned me.
Reading this makes me remember that I should be cherishing my baby girl.
*sniff, sniff*
You nailed it.
There's nothing like a daughter.
Awwwww, I love the "sappy" stuff. Beautifully written, Janet.
Lovely...and Amen! I pray for the same for my baby girl, although not as eloquently.
:-)
You are both very lucky.
Good thing you told us to get tissues before reading this. You got me teary-eyed!
She's meant for great things, and with a momma like you to watch her back and guide her steps I just know she'll achieve them!
There's nothing like the love you have for your child, is there? You just yearn so much for them to be everything they can be...it's beautiful, amazing, and a bit overwhelming. SF will be all she is meant to be because of that love you're giving her, now and always...
okay - I'm so not a sappy person and you made me one! Wench! (phew, feel better now :)
My line to my gremlins is that even when I am so mad I wanna strangle them, I still love them forever and always with all my heart. I have to remind them of that because there have been many occasions when I don't know HOW I have stopped myself from strangling them..lol. Of course, they are teenagers...the best is yet to come for your little "stinks"..lmao.
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