She’s
turning 21 …oh how can that be?
Just
only yesterday she was just 3
Reading
her books and thinking she’s grown
Singing
her Zippity Doo Dah song
Or
was it 5 when Charlotte’s Web she read
Dancing
across the stage with dreams in her head
“Mommy’s
Angel” she’d say and “Nana’s Angel too”
Dancing
around the house in Mommy’s shoes
Wait
… wasn’t she just 7?
Thinking
she’s big … yet carrying “Jaque-a-mo” everywhere we went!
There’s
Old Bunny, and Betsy, the Black Cat and the ‘bird”
There
was Barney, Pocohonis and Lion King too
Where
did the time go? Or where have I been?
Suddenly
she’s 8
And
it’s late, this I know
But
she’s finally riding that bike down the road!
Thanking
me over and over again
as
she’s tumbling and tumbling all across the gym!
Wasn’t
she just 11
The
year she finally grew … out of those Tinkerbell panties, so cute!
She
was so tiny walking across that pageant floor
Singing
“These Hands” song to hundreds or more
There
were birthday parties, recitals, days of honors and try outs
A few
bruises, broken arm and some stitches … quite a few
13
… oh no … that was just the other day
with
Spanish she was learning to say
Oh
how she thought she was grown … knew-it-all
Mom
and Dad know nothing at all!
She
was just 14, no 15 …or was it 16? Oh my!
On
top of the pyramid … she was the fly
There
were tears and there was laughter
A
friend lost or gained
But
through those years, a young woman she became
Oh
no is she really in college, so far from home?
Learning
just how to make it on her own.
“Don’t
call me or text me, I won’t even answer”
That’s
what she told me as she left for campus
The
calls and the texts came right away …
My
baby girl was missing her Mommy everyday!
Then
off to boot camp … oh she’s too little for that
A
Thunderbolt, a perfect marksman … boy is she tough!
So
off on her own, she truly is now
Making
her way in the world … making this Mom proud!
I
surprised her early
With
something of meaning
‘Cause
this Birthday is special you see
Gave
her my necklace …
gold
chain and diamond pendent
The
chain I’ve had since a teen
The
diamond some 28 years …
But
now it is hers!
Then
I put it around her neck
As
we hugged and we cried!
Oh my God...this was beautiful...and I have no idea how I missed it. Debbie...was an awesome tribute of a mother's love for her daughter and what that means. You know, sometimes our children can be very self-absorbed, but i hope your beautiful daughter read this. And I hope she keeps it somewhere. One day, if not already, it will mean the world to her.
ReplyDeleteThanks Meeechelle ~ It was posted to FB on her birthday ...I called her early that morning to 'sing' Happy Birthday to her and she was teary eyed (I could hear it in her voice) and when I asked her why she said she had just read this =) Just as she was moved by me giving her my fav necklace (the one she has always loved), she was moved by this too and it says what I wanted to say to her ... baby girl is all grown up ... in a blink of an eye!
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