Dear Small Child,
Thirteen Years ago… I was terrified that I didn’t have the ability to be enough … To be the mommy you deserved.
I was so very wrong… In your first minutes of life you taught me what love meant… and how a heart is built… You see before you came on the scene I was just kind of drifting through life plans… through life in general…. You are my glue… You grounded me.
Everyone who met you shared love for you, Even your Dad was nervous that we wouldn’t quite be enough… but we loved you with our whole hearts from the moment you first appeared…. You taught a lot of people about love…. You were powerful in your first few minutes.
Today you are thirteen… you are powerful still… You’re my baby and there will be no more babies from this womb after you.
I love your brain…. I love when you take complex situations and narrow them down to their essence… I love being able to share this life with you and have you understand it with minimal explanation… I love watching you solve problems… I’ve never told you that you’re smarter than other people…. I think you probably know that… But you will never be arrogant.
One of your best assets is your laughter… it is contagious. When you laugh I feel like I might burst, it’s like the sun shines ten times hotter and the pure happiness is bouncing off of us all. I can’t imagine any joy greater than being your mom.
Every time you say “please”, “thank you” and “bless you” my heart soars…. The world will treat you kindly when you have good manners…. I know it’s not easy holding doors open, but you’re a boy, and soon you’ll be a man and it’s important to me that you are a gentleman.
Sometimes you ask me questions I can’t answer and we find the answers together… Your curiosity coupled with your empathy is what will change the world. I hope You always remember… that it’s more important to be good than it is to be best… when your schoolwork is a struggle.
By this age you have learned that a heart is built to grow…. that life is full of surprises… that things not going as planned doesn’t make the plan obsolete… You have taught me that… and I am thankful…
Happy Birthday Angel Boy
Love,
Mom
