Dear my someday Daughter,


Dream big, you can do anything.



Twirl in your pink dress



Never worry of whose heart is beating nearby



Don’t always be oblivious to the world



Nonsense will run in one ear and out the other



Don’t ignore it



For this nonsense is unique, to you



No one else thinks the way you do



You’re an original



Numerous thoughts and ideas will dangle by thin threads of lace in your mind of innocence



But be careful, for this thread is so thin,



It will tear when you begin to lose yourself



And I say,



Have no limits



No limits on your beautiful thoughts or ideas or wonders or dreams



Erase your negative thoughts and fill it by pouring gold in the holes they have left



Gaze at the stars



Look through your scattered thoughts



And remember what I am telling you



Cherish the way the clouds change shapes before your eyes



Because someday it will be people changing before your eyes



Not just the floating spectacles above



This may be drivel


But believe that if you dream big enough,



It will come true



This is what every parent whispers to their child



I can only hope that this will preserve your childhood



Yet how selfish of me



How selfish of me to allow you, my lovely, to become so vulnerable



You’ll grow up without fear



You’ll grow up without panic that new things can knock you over



So, what about when you fall?



How will I protect you now?



This will break my heart into a puzzle that I can never forgive myself for



These memories will make you stronger, wiser, and more mature.



But what happened to preserving that childhood?



This is why,



I tell you, yes



Dream big



Imagine beyond your heart can take



Let the wind sweep you off your feet, but don’t leave without giving mom a kiss



Baby, I’ll tell her,



The sun rises for you,



But don’t be upset when a rainy day takes over your feelings



And tears your heart out of your chest



And remember that I will always be here to relate to how heartbroken you may be



The stars won't always be out to sparkle for you, honey,



But know that there are just clouds blocking them



And those very stars still remember it is you, who they twinkle for



And on your days of down



Superman won't be there to save you



But you know what?



Be your own superman



Be strong and fight back



But don’t get rough



Just because this world is a rough place



Don’t stoop down to this level of rudeness and hate that will be tossed your way over and over again



Life will knock you off balance



It will kick you down when you’re wobbling on one leg



And just know to be ready for it to come right back after you when you think you’re safe from harm



Be ready to be tongue tied at times and to make mistakes



And know that your mistakes aren’t errors until you repeat them



Know that dealing with these difficulties and these cruel people is the only way to remind yourself



How much you love and value the important individuals



Because you know what?



Dreams do come true,



But don’t forget,



Nightmares are dreams, too.



Love,



Your someday mother