Happy Birthday to Me! On the eve of my 42nd birthday, I am reflecting on my life, my accomplishments, my family and my friends.
I don't have a problem with getting older, I feel that a birthday is truly reason to celebrate. It is a time to be thankful that I made it through another year. I have added 365 more days of joy, laughter, hope, fear, worry, pain and love to the story of my life. I have also learned at least 365 more lessons, making me that much smarter! (lol @ Jane) It is funny how when we are very young, we want to know everything; as we are teens we think we know everything; as we get older we know that we know nothing at all & have so much to learn; and sadly too often as we are in our golden years we begin to forget everything that we once knew.
I am blessed with three beautiful girls that I have raised on my own. I gladly claim them as mine and know that it is my example and leadership that has turned them into the smart, independent, funny, hard working, lovable young ladies that they are today. A friend remarked to me last year that it was amazing how wonderful my girls are considering the fact that I am a single mom. My reply was that is exactly why they are so great....I did not have anyone to help me screw them up! I am not claiming to be a perfect parent. I make bad choices. I make mistakes. I have good days and bad days, and unfortunately as a single parent raising girls without the help of their fathers, either emotionally or financially, I am always overworked, stressed, frequently easily annoyed and yes I can be overly bitchy. For that I am sorry. Such is life. One of the best things about my girls is that they KNOW how hard I work and they appreciate it. I have taught them the value of a dollar, and they all understand that you have to earn the things that you get in life and that no one is going to hand you anything for nothing. My children are not spoiled. They do not have the sense of entitlement that so many children of this generation do. My children are well mannered - they are not rude (except to each other; ah the joys of sisterhood). My children also do not take anything for granted. They each have a work ethic to rival most adults, even at their young ages. And thank God they have each other, were anything ever to happen to me.
I am SO very proud of all 3 of you girls, and it is for you that I work such long hours and so hard. Alexa, you call me a workaholic. My darling, it is not by choice. Everything that I do is for you. I love you girls and you make life worth living. I cannot imagine, nor would I want to, life without you. I am so proud of all 3 of you.
I am lucky & blessed to have a great family & some of the best friends that anyone could ask for. You know who you are, and you know that I would do anything for you. As my BFF Dina once said "to know you is to love you". I love you & miss you so much, Dina.
Love comes in many forms. If there is one thing that I am most grateful for in this life, it is love. I love you! xoxo
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