These are more specific but not so narrowly focused you can’t make them your own. 1. “I am so proud of you!” You may choose to write about lessons you hope she learns, or how she makes you feel. Maybe you want to include things that you love about her or how proud you are to be her mom.

And those are just the “big” moments. Every mother expects to be in awe when the big firsts happen, but it’s the everyday moments that make my breath catch and I whisper a simple “thank you” because it’s all I have to offer. But it’s up to you how you choose to react amidst them. You are deserving of the purest type of love You’ve noticed her doing the best she can, whatever the circumstances. And you’ve no doubt she’s leaving the world better than it was, starting with her effect on you. 7. “You’re braver / stronger / smarter than you realize.” That being said we are not perfect, we are new to this parenting game.And we will make mistakes along the way.But just know that underneath every one of our decisions is a great amount of love and pride. We may act sophisticated and worldly but I believe we feel safest when we go inside ourselves and find home, a place where we belong and maybe the only place we really do.”

This past year has had its challenges, but you have been our shining light through it all. Watching you learn to crawl, take your first steps, and say your first words has been the most amazing experience. I can’t wait to see what other milestones you’ll reach in the years to come. Your dad and I tried for two and a half years before we were able to conceive you.We loved you before we had even met you.We have made it our mission to shower you with love every day since your birth.

I hope I can be an example of a good fighter for you. I have fought all of my life for myself and others. And I want you to be that person, too. If you see injustice, inequality, or corruption, I want you to be brave and bold enough to fight against it. When you know someone is doing wrong, please stand up, tell the world about it, and do your best to fight against it. You may not win every battle because sometimes this world favors greed over good, but it doesn’t matter. Fight anyway. Be the light, voice, and advocate for good in this world. Fighting for what is right is always the right choice. Happy first birthday, my sweet daughter. May your day be filled with all the love, happiness, and cake you can handle!

In all the institutions I try to be present and accountable for all I do and leave undone. I know that eventually I shall have to be present and accountable n the presence of God. I do not wish to be found wanting.” Although I am so proud of you and filled with joy that you are beginning the next chapter in your life, I also feel so very sad because it feels as though I have just lost my best friend. It breaks my heart to see our relationship crumbling by the day. Over the past few months, I have seen that you don’t show me the dignity and respect that I deserve as your mother. I remind myself it is sufficient to know what I know, and that what I know, may not always be true. Some people think that graduation marks the end of the best years of your life, but I have to disagree. Your best years are still to come, and I encourage you to look to the future with hope and excitement.

I want that you grow and achieve success in your life, get married and settled down with the person who will love you unconditionally. My lovely Princess, I am always there for you and encourage you to achieve best in life. You are the joy of my life. Express Your Love: Speak from the heart. Let her know just how much you love her and how special she is to you. Share specific qualities, moments, or characteristics that make her unique and cherished.I have always wanted the very best for you, and I am ready to do anything a mother can do to help her child. I know you are an adult, but I see that you are struggling and I want, more than anything, to protect you. The fact that I can’t, leaves me in pieces. Every girl wants to know she’s beautiful to someone, and what her parents think of her matters. It might feel awkward to let her know you think she’s attractive, adorable, beautiful, or gorgeous, but it’s still good to hear (or read). Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that led Angelou to an exalted place in American letters and taught her lessons in compassion and how she was brought up by her indomitable grandmother in segregated Arkansas, taken in at thirteen by her more worldly and less religious mother, and grew to be an awkward, six-foot-tall teenager whose first experience of loveless sex paradoxically left her with her greatest gift, a son.