Dear Victoria
Sep 9th, 2008 by Alicia
I know you read my blog so I thought I’d leave you a little note here.
I’m glad you approved of my “It’s Hard to be Ten” post. I wouldn’t want to embarrass you but I thought it might be helpful for other mothers out there with ten year old girls.
Just the same, to balance the scales a little, I give you:
Ten things I love about you…
- You like to read everything from Dave Barry to Beverly Cleary to sarcastic mom blogs.
- You want to work on yelling at your brother and sister less.
- You’re a great help with the baby.
- You do amazing things and you take it in stride, like making the news in 4 states, starring in plays or interviewing celebrities.
- I can have long, philosophical conversations with you or we can just act like idiots.
- You care about people, animals and the world.
- You notice beauty. From popcorn clouds to funky beetles, life isn’t wasted on you.
- You’re a great artist.
- You love to learn.
- You make the world a better place.
I love you, Torkalinka.
~ Mom
Those are all good but I love your #10 the best. There can be a million things that make them who they are, but THAT’S the thing we want all of them to be. And it’s true, as the girl says…it isn’t always easy being 10. ;o)
This post and the previous one relating to it, remind me of a song. So I’d like to dedicate “Daughter” by Loudin Wainwright III to the two of you. If you haven’t heard this one, you must go find it on Playlist or somewhere. I love it.
Here’s a chunk of the lyrics:
Everything I say
she takes to heart.
Everything she takes
she takes apart.
That’s my daughter in the water
every time she fell I caught her.
Every time she fell.
That’s my daughter in the water,
I lost every time I fought her.
I lost every time.
Every time she blinks
she strikes somebody blind.
Everything she thinks
blows her tiny mind.
That’s my daughter in the water,
who’d have ever thought her?
Who’d have ever thought?
Oh what a neat song! I’ll have to look it up. Thanks Lonni!