Although my daughter is now an adult, this is the facial expression I envisioned during our conversation today...
After months and months of knowing that I'll be leaving soon, my daughter called me from her job and really pleaded with me to stay. I informed her that I know she doesn't want me to go and to stop being a "border bully" which is a character in one of our favorite books "The Dream Giver".
I didn't know where all this emotion and doubt was coming from all of a sudden...she had been my ear and voice of reason during this entire time and now she's flipping the table on me. She simply said, "You may not know how much I really love you, but you will be missed. I need you. Mama, you have no idea how your big smile and small kiss on the forehead gets me through most weeks."
To my baby girl, remember the words I spoke to you in this conversation today. Most importantly, whenever you feel like this in the future, go back and relate this journey I'm taking to the story I just told you... (the last biggest decision & change I ever had to make (wink:-). I thank GOD for YOU.
I Love You!
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