Dear Mom,
Thank you for holding me when I cry
For knowing my feelings are real even if my problems are not
For coming to my tea parties, even when every other guest was plastic
Thank you for teaching me what I needed to know and letting me learn what I needed to discover
For keeping me just a kid and letting me grow up
For taking care of my health and my sickness
And for telling me I am beautiful even when I feel ugly
Thank you for loving me enough to punish me
For holding me close and letting me go
And telling me what was right even if I did not want to hear it
Thank you for coffee cake on Saturday mornings and oranges after soccer games
For keeping me grounded and letting me fly
For understanding even when you don’t
And for loving me when I mess up
Thank you for letting me explore the world because it is what I needed to do
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
I love you,
Caitlin
