Surprised Me in Every Direction
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Happy birthday, daughter. I had certain expectations for what this parenting thing would look like. You’ve exceeded them in every direction, including several I didn’t plan for. Happy birthday.
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Twenty-one, daughter. You are now officially old enough to do most things I've spent years asking you to wait for, and all I can say is: I hope you have the patience I didn't have at your age, and the confidence I wish I'd had. Use both. Come home for dinner sometimes. Happy 21st.
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Happy birthday, my girl. Of every wild and precious thing this life has handed me, you are the one I keep getting on my knees to thank somebody for. The way you laugh. The way you fight for the things you believe in. The way you grow into your own kind of brave a little more every year. Today the celebration is yours. The gratitude is mine , and I'll be saying it for the rest of my life.
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Eighteen, my girl. I'm going to give you the same advice I give everyone about to be handed the keys to the whole world: the world will tell you who you are before you've had a chance to figure it out yourself. Don't let it. You get to decide that. Be stubborn about it. Call home. Happy 18th. I'm so proud it's embarrassing.