Chapter 1 - The fun in all things small and easy

You know those tiny little things I do for you. The sing-song way of waking you up. The cuddles in the bed in winters. The milkshakes served in bed. The magical appearance of chocolates in the fridge when you want/wish for them!!

You need to look through the mornings and moments and cherish them. You have always been over-cautious, and you keep thinking about what I am thinking. How I am feeling? “Are you happy mumma?” “Are you ok?” “Will you give up coffee?”

I'll be fine

“I’ll be fine. A big part of me is making sure you are ok, and yet, you always keep turning around. You are always worried about me and somehow that breaks my heart."

I want you to look at yourself and your dreams. Grab them by the horns and run with them. Run hard, get out of breath, fall, get up, and run again. Every time you get up and run after your dreams, you run with a part of me in you. When you binge-watch Alexa and Katie and let it run like white noise or when you shake your butt as you come out of the shower in a towel or when you drink chocolate syrup straight out of the bottle.

And then there are moments

And then there are moments when you get glassy-eyed, when you look at a puppy or dance with your cousins, or when you tell me random facts about animals and geography.

The joy these things bring to you, the joy your dreams bring to you, fill my heart with love. I never want you to look back and wonder if I am ok. I will be perfect if you are ok. If you keep moving forward and ahead. You see the joy of parenting lies in knowing that you raised the little human to be confident and independent. That you gave them the ability to be themselves and be proud of who they are. That you taught them to take a brave stride. That you taught them to face all things because they have roots at home.

I will always be your roots

“ I will always be home. I will always be around and in your heart. Sometimes even in your head. ”

All the times you are about to do something brave, I’ll be your word of caution. All the times you are about to do something stupid, I’ll be your sense of reason. All the times you feel like I am slipping away, I’ll be the nagging voice, asking you to pick your clothes up.

In the meanwhile, run, have fun, sing that weird song, and dance to Selena Gomez all you want. Know that if you find fun in your little quirky things. You will always make me smile.

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