Next week, school is celebrating the Week of the Young Child. They asked the parents to write a letter to their child(ren) about how special they are.
I realized I havent written a letter to Max in a while. And when I started this I found myself saying the cliche stuff - i'd give my life for you, nothing else in the world matters, they are the best things that happened to me, etc.
I left some of that in, but one of the last sentences I wrote basically summarized how I feel about Max.
Dear Max,
Its Mama. I was asked to write to you about how special you are to me and I try to tell you this often, and I hope someday you’ll remember this.
You came at the perfect time of my life. You arrived in a perfect package. I remember our first night alone together, I was afraid you didn’t know who I was so I held you throughout the night.
You took some time to smile when you were younger, but you smile all the time now. And when I see your smile, nothing else in the world matters.
I get excited to see you in the mornings, and at the end of the day during the week I practically run to where you are – at Grandma’s or school. On the weekends, we spend all of our time together and I miss you when you go to bed at night.
Its been almost two years now that you’ve been with me, and I am amazed how you’ve grown. You are such a good, inquisitive boy. You wake up wanting to learn, read, explore and you do it all day long. You make life interesting again.
I would give my life for you, as any parent would for their child, but you Max, you brought me to life.
I love you with all my heart, sweet boy.
The world is yours,
Mama
Now that is how I feel. Of course I love him. Of course I think I am pretty damn lucky he is a well-behaved kid. Of course, he makes me smile, and I feel a happiness and joy I've never experienced before...but in the end, he brought me to life. He's opened me up to experience all of this. I love him so much. :)Mama
(Now if I could only get him to eat!)
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Love your letters to Max. They are all so sweet and heartfelt. What a gift he'll have for a lifetime.
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