~your parents~
mom,
you are the strongest woman that i know. you've been through so much in your life and yet, you remain steadfast in your faith. i can only hope that one day, i can be like you in that aspect.
you have set the best example of motherhood that a girl could ever hope to ask for! i always remember you being just a few steps away, whether it was at school or at home - you were always there. to kiss my boo boos or ask about my day. (those were my favorite memories. and p.s. thanks for putting up with my "guess how many times i went to the bathroom today" game EVERY DAY! HA HA!)
i remember how heartbroken you were when dad left. but the only time you ever cried in front of us was the actual DAY he told us he was leaving. you were so strong for us and i love you for being my rock through that tumultuous time in my life.
all my friends thought you were the "cool mom" and i just thought you were crazy! but i know now that everything i thought was crazy, was just you being my mommy. worrying about if we were going to come home hurt or bruised or heartbroken. now that i'm a mother too, i understand.
you were there when i made you a grandmother. you were there when your precious grandson took his first breath. you were there when we brought him home. you were just there. you have always been there for me whenever i needed someone's shoulder to cry on or just when i needed someone to talk to. i will love you forever for everything you have done for me. i could never imagine my life without you in it.
i love you mama!
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dad,
where to begin? my favorite memories are of you coming home and matthew and i running to the door screaming "DADDY! YOU'RE HOME!!" you'd swoop us up in your arms and smother us with kisses.
i remember the day that you told us you were leaving. that goes down as one of the worst days of my life. i was so heartbroken and i remember thinking that i needed to fix it. obviously, i know now, that there was nothing i could have done to have fixed anything. and i think that everyone is better off in the place they are in now.
but i also remember you always fighting for me. fighting to spend time with us and fighting to get me to that 8th grade dance ;) listening to me cry about ricky and telling me that i could do better. speaking of 8th grade....graduation - when you let out that loud "YEEEEEEEEEEEEA! THAT'S MY GIRL!" i know i acted embarrassed, but secretly, i loved when you would do that. it made me feel like you were proud of me and that i could do anything. (i thought you were going to do that in the delivery room HA HA! juuuuuust kidding. i probably woulda smacked you!)
you always have and always will be the greatest male support that i have. despite what you say or think, you ARE the greatest dad in the world. and my opinion is the only one that matters on that issue anyway :D
so, thank you. thank you for being my support system. thank you for helping me seek help when i didn't want to. thank you for loving me unconditionally. and most importantly, thank you for being my daddy.
i love you.
thank you both for being great parents for me and fantastic GRANDparents for jordan!
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