Three years ago I wrote a blog post called The Girl in the Rearview Mirror. I wrote it because I was watching my 7 year old daughter’s image change daily as I looked at her in the rearview mirror. Three years have passed since that time and I’m still watching her reflection change. The one […]
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I know a secret. It was told to me last night in the dark cavernous circle of trust that happens just before bedtime slips into dreamland. My daughter had been keeping a secret for months and she was finally ready to tell me. I offered no advice. I responded with no judgement. I just listened.
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This Sunday, you will come into my bedroom and wake me up with a card and a gift and a bright and shiny “Happy Mother’s Day!!!” And my heart will explode. It does that every year…and almost every day. I still can’t believe that my name is actually “mom.” For years my eyes would burn
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My Remarkable Girl, It’s taken me years to write you this letter. It’s long overdue. Many times I’ve tried to put my feelings into words, and many times I’ve failed. In the simplest of terms, I love you, but there is nothing simple about my feelings. I apologize in advance for the flimsiness of my words.
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You were very tired this morning when I lifted you out of bed and carried you downstairs. As the weight of your growing body pressed down on my arms, I knew in my head that I wouldn’t be able to carry you much longer. But I knew in my heart that I will carry you forever.
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I was heading to bed the other night and went into your room first to kiss you goodnight, like I always do. And you were sound asleep…and absolutely perfect. I watched you for a while. I smiled. I remembered. I wished. I prayed. And I turned to walk out. Then I came back and climbed
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