02/25/2024
This is spot on.
I’m your parent first and friend second.
This means I’ll tell you when you’re wrong,
lecture you,
enforce rules,
lose it with you when I can't get something into your head,
drive you absolutely out your mind at times,
make sure you’re where you said you were,
all because I love you.
In fact, you’ll never find anyone in your life who loves, cares, and worries about you as much as I do.
If you hate me for a time, so be it.
Because I'm doing it ALL for you.
To mold you into the amazing, kind, and authentic human I know you are.
And that matters so much more to me than your misdirected hate.
You have friends you dress like,
listen to music with,
and share in your shenanigans,
but I aim to be more than that for you.
Like a friend, you can always talk to me about anything,
laugh with me,
trust me and enjoy doing things with me,
but I’m going to hold you accountable.
And I promise not to judge you for your mistakes, but I’ll help you learn
by maintaining the boundaries
you need to grow.
And I do hope one day we’ll be mother and friend,
to be your sounding board,
your first call,
that you want to join me out for dinner
or to just hang out.
But it won’t happen until the day you grow into an adult who understands all that I did and do is in your best interest.
But even then, I’ll always be your parent first.
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