Monkey May fell asleep in the car on the way home tonight. When we arrived home we remembered that we had forgotten to remake her bed. Instead of fussing with that, and risk her waking, we decided to bring her to our bed to sleep instead, since she occasionally shows up to join us in the middle of the night anyway.
As I crawl in beside her, I see her silhouette in the almost dark room and I gaze in wonder at this amazing child of mine. I don't often get all sentimental but when I do, I feel how full of love I am for her and how much joy she brings me.
She makes me think of all of the amazing women in my life and all of these thoughts make me nostalgic for the friends who are far, those who fill my heart, those who bring me joy, those women who are still in my life although I don't see them or even speak with them nearly enough. I think of all of these women often and wish I was better at keeping in touch.
And in thinking of all of these women and my daughter, I think of the three good fairies who blessed Princess Aurora in sleeping beauty. And so I wish the following for my daughter;
That you are:
- as strong as my Nerds
- as passionate as my Leo
- as discerning as my Acadian
- as harmonious as my Libra
- as free-spirited as my Earth
- as ardent as my Gabrielle
- as honest as Ms. Kind
- as generous as your not-your-Godmother
- as supportive as my Maven
- as assertive as my sister
- as understanding as my sister-in-law
- as business-minded as your aunt
- as venerable as my Mutti
- as empathetic as my Nanny
- as compassionate and as gracious as my mother
May you embody all of these and more. You are truly a part of my heart.
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