Life Fast Forward – Amberrisme
What would it be like if you could write a letter to your child in the future. Have you ever considered what you would tell your child once they become a parent? There is no right or wrong answer. It’s all about being open and honest with them. Today, I have a beautiful letter from Amberr Meadows from Amberrisme.com (under Like a Bump on a Blog) answering those questions for us!
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Mom and IvyLife Fast Forward
Life Fast Forward
A Letter of Love to Ivy
Dear Ivy,
To see you all grown up, and now a parent, has my heart bursting with love and joy! If I’m lucky, I’m still here to witness this miracle of new life, and I’m already hatching my plans to spoil your new little bundle rotten (as it is the grandmother’s prerogative). There are a few things I need to tell you about this new adventure you are about to embark on, and some of it might seem a little scary, but I am confident you’ll be just fine.
First, your life will never, ever be the same again. It might have taken you an hour to get ready to go somewhere before, but you’ll need to double that time now. Strollers, bottles, diaper bags, car seats and last minute diaper changes are going to become the status quo on any trip you make outside the house. Even trips to the grocery store will become more cumbersome, but the reward will usually be someone coming up to you to remark on how beautiful your baby is. This will fill you with pride, and you’ll often experience a surge of love as you think, Why, yes, my baby is precious, and he/she is all mine.
Your life will also change in different ways. You’ll never sleep too deeply again, and not just because of 2:00am feedings and diaper changes. Your hearing will be more finely honed, and you’ll always sleep lightly in anticipation of a cry, whimper, or any strange noise. As your child grows older, you’ll often lie in bed at night or wake up suddenly in the middle of the night working your brain and contemplating everything from your parenting abilities to the new sneakers you need to buy for school.
You’ll also have to share something that was once exclusively yours—your heart. It will belong to your child no matter how old he/she is, no matter how many battles you might have through the years, and no matter how many times they hurt your heart with the words they say (and don’t mean). You’ll marvel at just how many times your heart can break and still keep beating, but also how poignantly and deeply your heart can love. Nothing is more special than the love of a child and parent.
There will be valleys of darkness and peaks of near perfection in your relationship with your child, but as long as you make sure he/she is happy, fed, and loved, you’re doing a great job. Give affection in abundance, and there is always room for extra hugs and kisses. Never let anyone tell you how to parent, because everyone will have conflicting advice. Follow your own path of parental intuition, because it will serve you well. Nobody has the “perfect parenting” formula, and neither will you. Just do the best you can.
I know you’ll be a wonderful mother, and I’m proud of you and love you with my whole soul. Take the love I’ve given you over the years and shower your child in it. Love and strength grows more with each generation in our family, and it will only become stronger with the character I know you have. If you ever stumble, there’s nothing to fear. As your mother, I’ll always be there to help you get back on the right footing, and you’ll do the same for your child. Good luck, sweetheart.
Love, Mom
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Great letter Amberr! Thank you for sharing your Life Fast Forward letter with everyone. Ivy is very lucky to have you as a mom guiding her to towards her future!
For everyone else….What would you tell your child in the future? Please tell me in the comments!
Read my latest post here: Quitting Normal as a Dad and be sure to check out my homepage Dadblunders for more great posts on parenting!
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Excellent guest blog. Amberr has a lot of sense and she’s a warm and a caring Mom.Her daughter will do well and will enjoy the letter when the time’s right.
Amberr is wonderful to work with! I can’t say enough good things about her! I would go to bat for her in a minute. I feel honored she did this for my site. I hope she enjoyed it writing it as much as I did my son’s (I am pretty sure she did from talking to her but I am guessing the actual words)
Aaron
David, thank you for the kind words and vote of confidence. parenting isn’t easy, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I am certain I enjoyed writing a letter to Ivy, just as Aaron did for Xander.
What a beautiful letter from Amberr to Ivy (I adore her name!) I felt quite emotional when I read it as it was very touching and very honest. This is a sweet idea Aaron and I loved reading this as I did your letter to Xan too.
I was so thrilled she wanted to do this for me! I wanted Amberr to be the first guest post I have ever had. Amberr allowed me to do the first guest post I ever did. It just seemed fitting to me. I told her about my idea and she loved it. I have several other people already lined up for this Life Fast Forward so it’s going to be a continued feature….and I am still looking for people
Aaron
Lottie, thank you for the kind words. I got a little choked up writing it myself. When Aaron presented me with the idea, I procrastinated a bit (so much work), but I’m so glad I wrote it.
Aaron, thank you for the opportunity to be your first guest post ever. I am honored that you would want me for the designation. I really loved writing this letter to Ivy, and I meant everything I wrote.
I was so glad you accepted my offer! I truly wanted you to be my first guest because I did my first guest post on your blog. I love your letter to Ivy and she is lucky to have you as a mom!
As you already know this is going to be a weekly feature and I have some pretty great parents lined up! You will have to check back each Friday to see how they did compared to you. you have set the bar pretty high!!
Aaron
Wonderful letter! Every child should be so lucky as to have a parent who will feel this deeply for him.
I agree with you! Ivy is very lucky to have Amberr as a mother! I am really happy that Amberr agreed to write this letter and post it on my blog.
Aaron
My daughter is only 2, but this really resonated for me – perhaps because the experiences of which you speak are so recent for me.
Amberr wrote a heartfelt letter that was able to touch everyone that read it. It’s easy to see why you were able to relate to it so easily.
Aaron
This is so touching, Amberr! As the mom of a 6-year-old girl, I can well imagine some of these thoughts going into my own letter to her future self. Such a lovely post!
I think Amberr did a wonderful job writing the letter to Ivy! She put a lot of thought and consideration into it. It’s not an easy task when you think about what you want to tell your child in the future.
Aaron
First, your life will never, ever be the same…Truer words were never spoken. I don’t think that a new mother realizes the immensity. My oldest is now in his 20′s and oh, my life is continuing to change because of my kids. Beautiful letter, Amberr.
Amberr did write a beautiful letter to her daughter. I was happy she wanted to do this. I have more guest planned that will be writing letters to their children in the near future!
Aaron
Thank you!
I am so glad you enjoyed it! It will become a weekly feature. I was very happy that Amberr was the first guest to do this for her child.
Aaron