for my kids before they become teenagers

February 17, 2011

in eliza,family,parker,toby,tristan

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I want you to be the first thing that i see in the morning and the last thing that i feel before i close my eyes.

I want you to look up and see me smiling at you.

I want to hold your child.

I want to cry with you, laugh with you, sing with you.

I want to dance with you at your wedding.

I want to wipe the sweat from your brow.

I want to kiss your wounds.

I want to watch you fall in love.

I want you to know i admire you.

I want you to know you’re beautiful.

I want you to know it’s okay to try and it’s okay to fail.

I want you to know i will always be here for you.

I want you to know i am so proud of you.

I want you to know that i am sorry for the times i have failed you.

I want you to know i’m sorry for the times i hurt your feelings.

I want you to know that i loved you before i even met you.

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Roberta February 18, 2011 at 8:23 pm

Really, really beautiful. I’ve got a tear in my eye as I think of my own daughter, who’s two. I realized the other night, with shock, that I will (I hope) be dancing at her wedding someday.

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