My Mica,
You are 12 now, and I still can’t believe it!
Today, I’m writing this one to remind you how much I love you, how proud I am, and how amazed I am seeing you grow so mature, so graceful, so talented, so caring, so joyful, so intelligent, so bright, so unique, so resilient, so adaptable, so brave, so YOU.
I am also writing this one for you to always remember that I am always in your corner; that I will be your cheerleader, your strongest supporter, your safety net, your shoulder to cry on whenever you need me.
Yes, my adult in the making just turned 12 today. Yes, this is the very last year before you officially become a teen. And yes, I am ready to navigate this pathway together!
I know might feel that I am silly at times, and wish I were not. But, I adore you when you are silly, because it reminds me of the child in you. I am so flattered when I see parts of me expressed in the most beautiful manner by you, but what impresses me most about you is how much you are becoming unlike me. Your uniqueness makes you an independent unit, adding to our family instead of duplicating what already existed.
As you change your music preferences, ideas, and friends, I would like to be recruited as the constant in your ever-changing world. I want to be the past that resides in your mind and comes with you everywhere you go, regardless of how profound the changes in your present moment might be. I would like to get promoted from being "just mom" to a contributor to your evolving mind so it is equipped to sculpt whatever future it dreams of.
I gladly waive all my rights to exit this relationship even in the stormiest of times!
While I don't want to be "just mom" now, I am aiming for something much higher! I am aiming to impress the grown-up who is unfolding in front of me in ways that only my un-trained mother eyes could appreciate.
One final thing my dear adult in the making. In my eyes, the world is a much better place because you exist. I am so confident that your presence in this world will be noticed because of your passion, perseverance, and commitment to the larger good. I am at peace because I see your bright future full of potential waiting to be discovered and conquered.
I love you beyond words and I thank you for making my life much better Mica! You are the best present and most wonderful blessing God could have given me! I am forever grateful to have once shared the same rhythmic heartbeat with you!
Love,
Tu ma
