A LOVE NOTE ON MOTHER'S DAY

TO MY DEAREST ADINA MYA,

YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW TO BE A WOMAN. A BETTER WOMAN. A LOVING & CARING WOMAN. YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW TO LAUGH AND LET LOOSE. YOU HAVE SHOWN ME WHAT IT MEANS TO KEEP AN OPEN EYE AND NOTICE THE BEAUTY ALL AROUND US. YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME TO BECOME MORE PATIENT AND ACCEPTED ME AND ALL OF MY FLAWS WITH OPEN ARMS. YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND EVEN ENCOURAGED ME TO CHALLENGE MYSELF.

HAVING CHILDREN - AND ALL OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT - IS EXTREMELY HARD - YES. EVEN WITH YOU SOMETIMES, MISSY. THE CONSTANT WORRY - ARE YOU OKAY, DID YOU MAKE IT TO SCHOOL SAFELY? WILL YOU EXCEL SCHOLASTICALLY DURING THE DAY? WILL YOU BE ABLE TO WORK OUT PEER DIFFERENCES WITH EASE? WITH YOU MAKE FRIENDS WITH EASE? I HAVE NEVER ENDING SELF-DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I AM DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND LET'S NOT FORGET, THE NEED I HAVE TO TRY TO GIVE YOU MORE THAN I HAD AS A CHILD. BEING A MOTHER IS SUCH A MAJOR DUTY THAT I AM HONORED TO HAVE, AND YET I SOMETIMES WISH I HAD LESS. IT CAN JUST FEEL LIKE TOO MUCH AT TIMES - I'VE BEEN THERE MANY TIMES WITH YOU - TRUST ME (PRACTICALLY EVERY NIGHT AT ABOUT 6:30PM).

WITH ALL OF THE CHALLENGES MOTHERHOOD OFFERS, I WOULD STILL NEVER CHANGE IT FOR THE WORLD. I AM BLESSED AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE. LET ME REPHRASE THAT - I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE. WHERE WOULD I BE TODAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU? ADINA MYA, YOU LITERALLY MAKE ME SMILE EVERY MOMENT I'M WITH YOU. AND WHEN I'M NOT WITH YOU, I CRY WITH TEARS OF JOY BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS THAT MAKES YOU, YOU. YOU ARE PRECIOUS, SWEET, CARING, LOVING, UNDERSTANDING, FORGIVING, SMART, FUNNY, GIVING AND SO MUCH MORE. I PRAY THAT YOU SHOULD ONLY BE BLESSED WITH HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, SWEETIE. FOREVER YOUR BESTIE.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ME - THANKS TO YOU.

XX

MOMMY