To My Daughters, With Love

June 26,2009




To My Daughters, With Love
On the Important Things in Life


A mother tries to provide her daughter with insight
into the important things in life
in order to make her life
as happy and fulfilling as possible.

A mother tries to teach her daughter
to be good, always helpful to other people
to be fair, always treating others equally
to have a positive attitude at all times
to always make things right when they are wrong
to know herself very well
to know what her talents are
to set goals for herself
to not be afraid of working too hard to reach her goals.

A mother tries to teach her daughter
to have many interests to pursue
to laugh and have fun every day
to appreciate the beauty of nature
to enter into friendships and always be a true friend
to appreciate the importance of the family
and to particularly respect and love our elder members
to use her intelligence at all times
to listen to her emotions and to adhere to her values.

A mother tries to teach her daughter
to not be afraid to stick to her beliefs
to not follow the majority when the majority is wrong
to carefully plan a life for herself
to vigorously follow her chosen path
to enter into a relationship with someone worthy of herself
to love this person unconditionally with her body and mind
to share all that she has learned in life with this person.

If I have provided you with an insight
into most of these things
then I have succeeded as a mother
in what I hoped to accomplish in raising you.
If many of these things slipped by
while we were all so busy
I have a feeling that you know them anyway.

One thing I am sure of, though
I have taught you to proud of the fact
that you are a woman equal to all men and
I have loved you every second of your life.
I have supported you at all times
and as a mother, as a person, and as a friend,
I will always continue to cherish and love
everything about you, my beautiful daughters.