How can she be graduating already?
It seems like just yesterday that I was bringing my daughter, Ashley to her first day of kindergarten. I remember seeing the 08 shirts for the first time thinking that it was so far away. And here it is. A blink, it seems. God, how time flies. So many memories filling it up but yet it speeds away right before our eyes.
I was thinking about her graduation ceremony. They give us 5 tickets to invite people to attend. I wish my Dad could be there. And I wonder if her dad will be there. Or her paternal grandparents. They wouldn't be there for her but Ashley has a cousin that attends the same school. I don't like to think about the fact that her grandparents have not been involved in her life. When I think about how close my Dad was to me, it makes me sad to know that my daughter was never given the same opportunity. Not by her biological father anyway, nor by his parents. I remember one of the last times I saw them when she was small. Her grandfather referred to her as 'the girl'...I honestly don't think he even remembered her name. She was about 5 I think. She was their 13th grandchild. She was my mom and dad's first. A blessing, either way, in my eyes and one not to be taken for granted or forgotten...but life throws curves and we have surmounted them all.
Ashley is one of the strongest people I have ever known. I have to take some credit for that...for the most part, I have raised her alone. She is smart, caring, giving, responsible, athletic, beautiful and amazing in every way. She is the daughter every mother would wish for. A straight A student, defies the pressures of the teenage years and remains true to her own beliefs. She has integrity and passion. She is everything I had ever hoped for her to be and more. And on her graduation day, I couldn't be more proud. She makes me proud every single day. She and Jake are my sunshine, my breath, my life. How did I ever get so lucky? I don't know....but I truly am grateful.
Congratulations, Ashley. I love you forever....you will always be my baby girl...the girl that started my life over when before you, I thought it would end. Thank you for being my reason to be strong and caring and true to my own beliefs, too...I love you.
I was thinking about her graduation ceremony. They give us 5 tickets to invite people to attend. I wish my Dad could be there. And I wonder if her dad will be there. Or her paternal grandparents. They wouldn't be there for her but Ashley has a cousin that attends the same school. I don't like to think about the fact that her grandparents have not been involved in her life. When I think about how close my Dad was to me, it makes me sad to know that my daughter was never given the same opportunity. Not by her biological father anyway, nor by his parents. I remember one of the last times I saw them when she was small. Her grandfather referred to her as 'the girl'...I honestly don't think he even remembered her name. She was about 5 I think. She was their 13th grandchild. She was my mom and dad's first. A blessing, either way, in my eyes and one not to be taken for granted or forgotten...but life throws curves and we have surmounted them all.
Ashley is one of the strongest people I have ever known. I have to take some credit for that...for the most part, I have raised her alone. She is smart, caring, giving, responsible, athletic, beautiful and amazing in every way. She is the daughter every mother would wish for. A straight A student, defies the pressures of the teenage years and remains true to her own beliefs. She has integrity and passion. She is everything I had ever hoped for her to be and more. And on her graduation day, I couldn't be more proud. She makes me proud every single day. She and Jake are my sunshine, my breath, my life. How did I ever get so lucky? I don't know....but I truly am grateful.
Congratulations, Ashley. I love you forever....you will always be my baby girl...the girl that started my life over when before you, I thought it would end. Thank you for being my reason to be strong and caring and true to my own beliefs, too...I love you.
posted by Joolz at 12:59 PM
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Well said.
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