Can you promise me that I'll be a good mom?
That I'll cherish her.
That I'll ask her to look up as much as she can, even if it's scary.
That no one should make you feel inferior.
No one should make you feel any less than who you are and you should never make anyone else feel like that either.
To bring those around her up and never to forget who you are.
To be gentle to those who need it and a strong word when there isn't one.
Do you promise me I'll take pictures of her when she's drawing on the table and to explain to her why that mean boy said those things to her? And that no matter what people deserved to be loved because there is nothing in the world that compensates for love.
Nothing.
Can you promise me I'll teach her to be everything and change peoples lives? To encourage concert- going, loud music, and ***** dishes in the sink. For chipped paint, and mistakes, and unbrushed hair.
To wake her up the smells of comfort, like coffee and peppermint, and make her feel safe.
To remind her not to hide and never regret loving someone.
To never apologize for who you are.
Can you
promise me that I'll never make her feel the things my mom made me feel?
But of course not,
you can't promise me those things.
Just like I can't promise myself I'll be a good mother.
But daughter,
I can promise you I will try.