Dear Bonus Mom,
For the past two years that you have been in my life, you have been nothing short of loving to me. After my dad and mom divorced years ago, I always wondered if I would one day have a step mom. After meeting several different women along the way that didn't qualify for this position, my dad found you.
I'm not going to lie, whenever I first found out about you I wasn't thrilled. However looking back you're one of the best things that have ever happened in my life and I'm so thankful he found you. From the very beginning, you opened your home and your heart to me. There hasn't been a moment since the first time that I met you that I've had to wonder if you truly loved me.
You've stayed up late to talk to me about life countless times, you've patiently listened to me rant about anything and everything under the sun, you've given me guidance when I wasn't sure what to do, you've been there to listen to me when I just call or text and tell you that I'm not having the best day, you've been there to encourage me when I felt like giving up, you've pushed me when I felt like I couldn't go any further, and you've always reminded me that I am capable of doing so much more than I think I am, and for all of this I am so thankful.
As I try to imagine what my life would be like today without you, it's honestly a painful thought. Without you, there would have been many nights I had no one to talk to, I would probably be so lost in the real world because you give me so much guidance, and our family just wouldn't be the same. You gave me a bonus sister and a baby brother and you've pushed my dad to be the best he has ever been in life.
Years ago when my parents divorced, I was dreading one day having that "evil step mom" that you always hear about, and I would never have imagined in a hundred years that instead I would get you - one of the most selfless, loving, and caring people I have ever met. You may not have been there to watch me play softball as a kid, start my first day of kindergarten, middle school, or even high school, see me off to all of my dances in school or watch me grow up in general but God placed you in my life exactly when I needed you the most and I wouldn't change a thing.
Thanks so much for loving me.
Love,
Your Daughter
