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A Letter To My Future Daughter

"When you're a kid you assume your parents are soul mates. My kids are going to be right about that."

Sam Blizard
Dec 13, 2016
Appalachian State University
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A Letter To My Future Daughter
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To my future daughter,

I want to tell you to please not cry. Things may seem hard now, but I promise everything will be alright. I promise you that when you are five, those mean kids on the playground will not mean a thing to you when you're 10. Your grades in high school will not matter when you are in college, and the boy you dated in high school will not matter when you are married. Things always get better in time when they seem bad in the moment. However, when things get you down, your father and I will always be there to make things better.

Furthermore, we promise to always be your safe space. Your family will embrace you and wipe away your tears when you're down. We will be your fighters and your protectors forever and ever. Family is a place of love, we will always love you and eachother. You will never have to choose between us, because your father and I are soulmates and love you just the same.

I may be writing this letter when I am 18, and you being born is many years away but I learned at an early age how much it can hurt when family isn't always there. With me, you will always have a best friend. You will always have a person to talk to and someone who is by your side.

But I want you to promise me to always be kind and to put your best foot forward. To always try your best and think of others. I want to be someone you are proud of and I want to build you into that person too. I promise you will always have someone on your side and you never have to go through life alone.

Love,

Your Future Mother

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