My daughter will turn a year older once again and here I am once again... getting sentimental. If my daughter will read this – which she will one of these days, she’ll probably laugh at me.
This is me talking to my daughter...
I can’t help it every time I see you; you seem to be in a hurry to grow up. Raising a child is probably one of the most challenging times in a mother’s heart. Being a mom to a daughter , makes me face “girlhood” once again, as I relive my own experiences as a girl.
The years of being restless and how I managed to carefully prevailed through the tough times despite my feeble and fragile youth. Now with you growing up in front of my very eyes, I want to shelter you from the pain and the hardship which I know will be next to impossible. For I know that whatever I tell you to do, you will soon go your own way, to take up your own destiny.
Nevertheless, I am confident that whatever challenges life will give you, you will come out of it triumphantly for we (daddy and I) have raised you to be resilient. Your experiences will mould you and that will be the fingerprint of your life. I may not be there every single moment of your life but rest assured that I will never stop praying for you.
We may lack the material wealth but you are not deprived of love and support --- and I know that in your heart you are aware of its importance. I can never imagine my life without you (and your brothers). You you inspired me to be a better person. It was when I had you that I realized I needed to have direction in my life – you gave that to me and I thank you for that.
I'm so grateful that God gave you as a daughter. No matter how many birthdays come and go, you'll always be my little girl. Happy Birthday, my princess, my dumpling and little wonton..!
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Look at that bright, shining, beautiful face. That says it all. 5 years - and she is loved beyond measure.
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