Before You Get Big...

Dear Maggie... Before you get big there are some things that I want to tell you. We won't always understand you, but we'll love you...and we might not always approve of your choices, but we'll accept them, so we'll expect you to accept ours. We won't always know the right thing to do, but know that we're trying, and that we want what's best for you. We might need reminding that what's best for you isn't always what's best for us, but we'll be trying to do the right thing...always. Don't forget that no matter what, we probably love you more than you love us. It's the strange undeniable truth of parenthood, and I'm sure it will turn us inside out, all of us. Before you get big remember that you were once small, and it was our job to help you grow. I hope we're doing a good job...a job that you can look back on and smile. We will.