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A letter and a poem to my
son, Derek
Dear Derek:
I am writing to you to let you know just how very much I love you and how
wonderful I think you are.
I know that your life hasn't been easy, it's been a rough road with lots
of tough obstacles. I may not always agree with the path you sometimes
choose, but you can always know that no matter whether I agree with your
decisions or not - that I will always love you.
Right now I miss you so much. I miss the baby I had. I miss the teen
and the adult you've become. You don't visit very often and that's a choice you've made, but that doesn't make my heart ache any
less for you.
Half the time I never know where you live or how to contact you. This makes
it so hard for me to reach you and let you know that you are loved and
thought of all the time.
I pray that this move has helped you. I hope that your life is okay now
and that you have some happiness in it.
All I want for all of you is....happiness. I want you to know the true
feeling of being genuinely happy. There are many layers to happpiness but
the best one is the deepest one - that comes from inside of you. That is
the happiness I want for all of you.
A mother's love is unconditional. This is the love I have for you. My love
isn't based on whether I think you're behaving correctly, or if your chosen
career is what I'd want for you, but it's based on who you are.
I remember the first moment I held you after your birth. Childbirth amazed
me and your birth was no exception.
I remember holding you in my arms looking down at your sweet angelic face
and thinking "God, I'm so thankful that he's okay and so beautiful".
I had only asked for one thing when I was pregnant with each of you - that
you be born with everything okay (a wish every mother makes), but you came
out with so much more.
Your face glowed with that child innocence and I feel instantly in love
with you.
I write this to you now because I want you to know that I do love you and
always will.
Nothing will ever change my love for you.
ADDITION: (January 1, 2000)
Derek, Now that the new millenium
is here, I wanted to add something here as well.
I know that you are now in school studying to become a computer technician.
That's a very good career and I'm so pleased with the way you've turned
out.
I am so pleased with the man you've become....my heart fills with joy when
I think of you and what you are now doing with your life.
No matter where you go, who you are with, or what is happening, know that
you are loved very much.
All my love,
Your Mom.
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What is a Son?
A son is a warm spot in your heart
and a smile on your lips.
In the beginning, he is charmingly
innocent, putting his complete trust
in you.
He comes to you for a hand to hold
and for the security only your arms
can provide.
He shares his tales of adventure and knows
how proud you are of his
discoveries and accomplishments.
All his problems can be solved by a
hug and a kiss from you, and the
bond, you share is so strong it is
almost tangible.....
Time passes, and your innocent little boy
starts to test his limits.
He lets go of your
hand to race into the midst of life
without thinking ahead or looking both ways.
His problems have grown along with him,
and he has learned that you can't always
make his life better or kiss his troubles away.
He spends much of his time away from you,
and though you long for the closeness you
once shared,
he chooses independence and privacy.
Discoveries and accomplishments aren't as
easy to come by now, and sometimes
he wonders about his worth.
But you know the worth of that young man.
He is your past and your future.
He is hopes and dreams that have made it
through each
and every disappointment and failure.
In your heart, your son is precious and
treasured.
Together, you struggle through
the years trying to find the right amount
of independence for each new stage of his life,
until finally, you had to learn to let him go.
Now you put your trust in him,
leaving that son whom you hold so dear
totally in his own care.
You hope he always remembers that you
have a hand for him to hold and arms to
provide comfort or support.
Most of all, you hope that he believes in
himself as much as you believe in him,
and that he knows how much you love him.
By Barbara Cage.
Derek, you are all of this and more!
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