Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Happy Birthday B! / Day 18

The past 13 years have flown by, entirely too fast for the mother in me.  Today I have a teenager, and that makes me a little sad, but as most mothers will tell you no matter how old she gets she will always be my baby.  I had B when I was only 19 so I wasn't much more than a baby myself and I sure didn't have a clue what motherhood would mean for me.  I can tell you this I loved that baby with everything in me and my love for her has only grown bigger every day.  Things didn't work out between her dad and I but I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world.  We have had some great times and some hard times but those times have only made us both stronger and closer.  She is amazing and there were times when she was defintely the only thing that kept me going.
B is everything I wish I had been in middle school.  She is so smart and I know that will open many opportunities for her, I see her going very far in life.  Her current future aspiration is to be a lawyer/judge and I know if that is what she truly wants that she has every chance of making that come true.  She is also gorgeous and the thing that makes her most beautiful is the smile that lights up her eyes.  She is athletic, something I was, and probably will never be.  I think that playing soccer has been fabulous for her and I am glad she is learning to be a part of a team and to enjoy exercise.  She has a big heart and is way kinder than I am, I try to learn from that and hope that she doesn't get too jaded in her teenage years to keep it that way.
I think that she is my greatest accomplishment and know she is my biggest joy.  I know that the teenage years can be tough but I know that we both have the love and strength and trust to come out on the other side with our great relationship only stronger.  Although I look forward to seeing what the future has in store for her I am sad that she's not a little girl anymore and she doesn't need me quite as much as she used to.  I am one proud mom and I hope she has even the slightest idea of how much she is loved and that mama is always her #1 fan.

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.  They have clung to me all my life:" ~ Abraham Lincoln

2 comments:

  1. You are both truly blessed!! B is a great kid, and I know that's all because of you!! Thank you for sharing her with me. Happy Birthday B!

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  2. You've got a great kid there Minder! "4-8"

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