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Jen (Under The BIG blue Sky) is the dedicated single mother of two little ladies. She works hard and lives well. I've been impressed with her on so many levels. She's honest and authentic...which is what keeps me coming back to see what's on her mind from post to post.
Dear Girls
by Jen
I promise you that at some point:
1. I am going to look at you and not know what you are thinking.
2. you are going to hurt each other’s feelings and not value each other.
3. you are going to feel that I “DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU ONE BIT”.
4. you are going to think I am, weird, crazy, wacko, out of touch, a freak of nature, over the top, ridiculous.
5. someone you thought was a friend is going to say something about you to someone else that will hurt you.
6. someone you thought was a friend will just disappear from your life.
7. a boy you really, really, really like, is not going to know you exist.
8. a boy is going to really, really, break your heart.
9. school is going to seem too hard and too time consuming.
10. you will think you are ready for a relationship that I know you are not ready for.
11. you will think that you got away with something that I will know about but never tell you.
12. you will struggle with your body image.
13. you will care about what other people think about you.
14. you will think every year that this is the only time there is and how important it is.
15. you are going to question the existence of God.
16. you will ask me questions about your father that I may still not feel ready to tell you about.
17. you will be embarrassed when I talk to you about sex.
18. you will no longer think the music I listen to is “cool”.
19. you will shy away from my hugs and my kisses.
20. you will be afraid to tell me how you are really feeling.
I already know this,
–mama.
by Jen
I promise you that at some point:
1. I am going to look at you and not know what you are thinking.
2. you are going to hurt each other’s feelings and not value each other.
3. you are going to feel that I “DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU ONE BIT”.
4. you are going to think I am, weird, crazy, wacko, out of touch, a freak of nature, over the top, ridiculous.
5. someone you thought was a friend is going to say something about you to someone else that will hurt you.
6. someone you thought was a friend will just disappear from your life.
7. a boy you really, really, really like, is not going to know you exist.
8. a boy is going to really, really, break your heart.
9. school is going to seem too hard and too time consuming.
10. you will think you are ready for a relationship that I know you are not ready for.
11. you will think that you got away with something that I will know about but never tell you.
12. you will struggle with your body image.
13. you will care about what other people think about you.
14. you will think every year that this is the only time there is and how important it is.
15. you are going to question the existence of God.
16. you will ask me questions about your father that I may still not feel ready to tell you about.
17. you will be embarrassed when I talk to you about sex.
18. you will no longer think the music I listen to is “cool”.
19. you will shy away from my hugs and my kisses.
20. you will be afraid to tell me how you are really feeling.
I already know this,
–mama.
She recently wrote this letter to her girls and I wanted to share it here because it rang so true and loudly for me and depicted things that I never saw coming, I wish I had, because with the exception of a couple my daughter's have seen these realities on one level or another. This is one of those times I thought "I could have said that." Dear Girls, is part one of two...so make sure to jump over to her blog so you can read the second half. Dear Girls Part Two
Thanks Jen, you're an inspiration and you really are brilliant.
Keep on...keeping on!
Thanks Jen, you're an inspiration and you really are brilliant.
Keep on...keeping on!
Great post Tina. I love the letter!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great post! Thank you for sending us her way. I will have to check her out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. It really makes me think about my daughter. She is one of four children and the only girl. I worry abou that! But, at least she has someone other than her dad to watch out for her when it comes to breaking her heart or God forbid worse!
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to appreciate the work of another blogger that is similar to ourselves. Thank you for sharing this with us!
ReplyDeleteHer post has me in tears. Such a tough job, this mothering thing. And such a glimpse into it. Thanks for sharing it and the introduction to another great blog.
ReplyDeleteTHIS was too cute! Love that you shared this here- i'm going to follow her too. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I am the oldest of four girls, the letter is something that I know my mother had to of been thinking, more than once. :)
ReplyDeleteOh && btw--I am your newest follower from flogyoblog. :)
Your comment on my blog about things you did not write about was what got me thinking about my son's privacy (starting now, I mean. A lot of it is already out there). Thanks for commenting, and making me consider this.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the name of your blog!
Hi! Stopping by from Mummy Time's FlogYoBlog Friday! I really like your blog. Thank you for sharing Jen's beautiful letter above, I am on my way to her site next. Have a nice weekend.
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