My Promise, To Never Give Up On You

To My Dear Children,

You’re young now, so it’s hard to imagine a time when you will not be my constant focus.  I can’t imagine anything else because we are in the weeds right now, always making sure you have food to eat, clothes to wear, a question answered or simply a morning snuggle. While I am trying to savor these moments, I know my sweet sweet children that you are growing up every single day. Your dad and I are working constantly to be examples for the kind of people we’d like you to become, kind, confident, honest, funny, open minded and willing to stand up for what’s right.

And while we are doing our best to raise you in a loving environment, and provide you with the tools you need to become your own person, we are not perfect. I have and will continue to make mistakes.  And even though it seems impossible in this moment, I know that the day will come that we disagree with each other, we fight and perhaps say things we don’t mean. I am your mom and will do everything in my power to protect you and do what I think is best for you, and you will not always like it.

But here is my promise to you:

As your mom, I promise to accept you for who you are and to let you figure out you, whether that means trying and succeeding or trying and failing. I promise to keep my mouth shut about your choices when my opinion and words will only cause pain. I promise to pick you up when you fall and to be your biggest cheerleader throughout life. And most importantly, I promise to apologize. Just because I am the mom doesn’t mean I am always right. You have a voice, you have an opinion and oh sweet child you have so much to give whether you are five or 45.  So I promise that my pride will not create pitfalls in our relationship as I’ve witnessed way too many times before.

My pride will not allow me to give up on you. I can’t imagine that would ever happen, but this is the promise I am making right now when you are still too young to even fathom this concept. I’m promising myself this now so as you grow I stay focused on what matters, and that’s you and our relationship. I know life will be challenging,  but my goal is that no issue is off limits or conversation not allowed. I want to be that person you always count on, the person you want to call and the place you always consider home.

So my sweet children, that’s my promise to you. And I hope you’ll never give up on me as well.

XOXO,
Mom 

Make sure you never miss out on things to do in Wichita: subscribe to our weekly Wichita Moms Blog newsletter! Be the first to know about our exclusive events, special offers and discounts, neighborhood group activities and, of course, local resources and parenting voices powered by local Wichita moms!