Hi my gorgeous girl!
Wishing you a very very happy 12th birthday sweetheart! In less than a year now, you will be 13, that magical, mythical age where mother know nothing and you’ll think you know everything. While you are still young enough to listen to me now and again, and before everything I say is treated with folded arms, eyes rolled up to the heavens and loud, long suffering sighs, I wanted to write you this letter…
You’ve have grown up too fast and too soon; my earliest memory of you is this small tiny little girl so fragile that I would scared to take you in my arms, that feeling when I first saw you, when I first hugged you, your first smile, your first loud giggle, your first fall, your first hair cut and many more – I remember each and every moment and will cherish it forever.
You have the confidence I never had at your age, and it surprises me. For you are beautiful – inside and out, you don’t yet see what I see, what the people around you see; you don’t notice how your skin glows with youth and health, how your big brown eyes sparkle with mischief, how you light up a room with your smile and fill the house with your laughter. I get glimpses of the woman you will one day be, and believe me, my child, you are beautiful in every way, and teaching you how to love and accept yourself is one of the most important gifts I can give you. I’ve known you for 12 years, and you’re way more amazing than I could ever have imagined in my wildest dreams. If someone doesn’t understand this, that’s their problem.
You need to understand that there aren’t any guaranteed ways to achieve success or avoid misfortune. You are not in control of this world. You can do everything right and still end up in a crappy situation. You could do everything wrong and end up living the high life. The only thing you need to worry about is being honest. Don’t lie to yourself. Learn to understand yourself. Try to fully grasp your true needs and feelings. And think about what will be best for you.
When you get that job or place at university, someone else loses their chance. You might even take someone’s favourite place at the movie theatre. But don’t worry about it, because what’s bad for you will be good for someone else, and what’s good for you will be bad for someone else. Guess that is nature’s law of balancing :)
The only person who you should believe in 100% is yourself (not even me). Every action has a consequence. The chances are you won’t foresee all of them. But try to at least consider as many as you can. The more potential outcomes of your actions that you can think of, the more rational your behaviour will be.
Enough of lecture for the day now – enjoy your birthday and have loads of fun! And one last thing – don’t limit your challenges, but challenge your limits, you will be surprised to see your potential!
Happy Birthday Siya
- From your Mom who knows nothing :-)
Previous letters:
No comments:
Post a Comment