Letters to My Daughter: Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever.

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As I sit down to write this letter, tears of joy and amazement fill my eyes. It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since the day you were born. The moment I first saw you, I knew that you were a special gift sent from heaven.

If you’re struggling to think of sweet things to say to your daughter, let our list of general topics jog your memory: I have also dreaded the end each stage of my life, only to realize there were more exciting things to come. Becoming a mother to my sweet little girl was the best thing that ever happened to me. When death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered? A beautiful, tender, funny and poignant guide on how to really live, from a mother to her daughter. As a parent, one of the most special moments in life is celebrating your child’s first birthday. It’s a milestone that is filled with joy and love, and it’s a perfect opportunity to express your feelings to your child. Writing a letter to your daughter on her first birthday is a beautiful way to capture your emotions and share your hopes and dreams for her. In this article, we provide a sample letter that parents can use as inspiration to write their own heartfelt letter to their daughter on her first birthday.On this special day, I want you to know how much you are loved. You are the light of our lives, and we are so grateful to have you as our daughter. We will always be here to support you, guide you, and love you unconditionally. I know that marriage and raising children will be the most challenging thing you will ever experience in your life, but it will also be the most rewarding thing you will ever experience. 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 fortitude: 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. Watching you grow and develop has been the most rewarding experience of my life. From learning to crawl to taking your first steps, every milestone has been a momentous occasion. I am so proud of the little person you are becoming, and I can’t wait to see you continue to grow and thrive. Remember – hurt people hurt people! I pray I’ve taught you well enough not to engage with them and just go your way.

As someone who lives outside the US, I encounter this quite a bit but it doesn’t usually bother me. It makes sense, since Maya Angelou is American, that some stories would be patriotic, or aimed at her own people- but I think I was just expecting it to be more universal. If she feels rewarded for doing her best, she’s more likely to continue from early childhood well into her adult years. 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. First and foremost, I want to let you know that I love you, my daughter. There is not a single day that I don’t think about you. And each day I hold hope that you will fight for the beautiful person I know you’ve got inside you. God knows I tell her how much she means to me on a regular basis. But if something were to happen and suddenly, I was gone, how would she cope?Weed out anyone who makes you feel lesser. You are way too amazing to be wasting time on toxic people. But it’s up to you how you choose to react amidst them. You are deserving of the purest type of love I may not agree with everything Maya Angelou puts forth in this, her letter to daughters everywhere, but I wholeheartedly believe we all need a voice like hers in our lives to guide and instruct us. Ever since you were born I have repeated the same phrase to you every day of your life. You are safe, loved, strong, independent, brave, and kind. These are the character traits that your dad and I hope you grow up with. You are Safe When I was a child I was scared of rollercoasters and thrill rides. My mind always went to the worst-case scenario of what could happen.As an adult, I have learned to tell myself that I am safe, that if the thrill ride was unsafe they wouldn’t continue to have people on it.

Last night, I couldn’t help but look at my little girl in awe at how hardworking and focused she was. There are so many things I want her to know, which is why I’ve decided to write a proud letter to my daughter. Baby, you are the joy of my life, and I hope to teach you all of these things before you face the world on your own. I am so blessed to get to love you and be your mama. The world is better for having you in it, my love. Never forget that you are a treasure and a gift and have been called to be a light in this world.

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