I didn’t know having a daughter would feel like getting to meet a smaller, braver, funnier version of myself, someone who carries my weird quirks like treasures instead of flaws.
I love how she brings me rocks, leaves, sticks, bugs & sun warmed flowers. She proves to me every single day that the world is full of magic. And I love to buy her stickers & little trinkets because she receives them with this pure, delighted reverence that reminds me what it felt like to be small & easily enchanted.
I absolutely adore the sweet way she mirrors me with her own unique wild edges. She laughs at what I laugh at & she understands the parts of me I used to hide. I love her oddities with the same tenderness she gives mine.
She is my tiny best friend & my favorite companion in this strange & beautiful life. I feel so fortunate to love her & be loved back in this simple, generous way.