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Saw this on FB and had to share.

So I've decided to be proactive and tell my kids what I want for mother's day. Here it is:

What I Want for Mother’s Day

Dear Children,

Mother’s Day is coming up, and I thought I should tell you what I want. This way there’s no guilty panic or last minute purchasing of flowers at the closest gas station. So, this is what I want, this year and every year after; it’s pretty simple really.

I want you to be a decent human being.

I want you to be who you are, but don’t be an asshole.

I want you to work hard at everything you do, because life is too short not to give it everything you’ve got.

I want you to ask for help when you need it.

I want you to help others when they need it.

I want you to learn how to cook, do your own laundry, pay your bills and know how to clean a bathroom.

When you screw up, and you will, more than once, I want you to own it, because it’s the screw-ups that make the victories sweeter.

I want you to travel, because the world is huge and you are one part of it.

I want you to know that even when we hate each other, I will never stop loving you.

I want you to play nicely with others.

I want you to feed your curiosity.

I want you to find a way to do what you love, and realize that that might look different than you originally thought.

I want you to respect every human being’s right to be who they are.

I want you to sometimes be more interested in someone else than in yourself.

I want you to know that you are flawed and you are extraordinary. There is no one else like you.

I want you to know that I would lay down my life for you in Lily Potter fashion any day of the week.

I want you to realize how lucky you are every once in awhile even if only for an instant.

I want you to know love, even if it means getting hurt.

I want you to relax and not feel guilty about it.

I want you to know life can be brutally hard sometimes.

I want you to know that you can choose happiness even when the dark side offers you cookies.

And I wouldn’t mind breakfast in bed.

See, simple.

Love,

Mom

Nice

Why did that make me cry?

Truer words never spoken. Yep this is exactly 100% what I want, AND what I get most of the time. Life is good and I'm counting my blessings.

ETA) Except this.. I never get this one

"I want you to learn how to cook, do your own laundry, pay your bills and know how to clean a bathroom"

[This message edited by metamorphisis at 9:09 AM, May 7th (Tuesday)]

I get that one - they KNOW how to. I just need an addendum that makes them actually DO IT!

I had to find this after I saw the t/j in general. This is lovely. This and ice cream is all I want.

This IS a lovely list!

ETA: now that my kids are older, I find myself telling them a lot of these same things.

On one hand, it seems disappointing for them to realize not everyone else share or always tries to be nice or whatever; it's also neat to see them both WANT to still be the better person for it.

Parenting is hard!

I love the part about traveling; it's so true!

[This message edited by wannabenormal at 1:16 AM, May 10th (Friday)]

Oh my. *sigh*

My MIL has this posted on her FB page. Yes. The mother of Sultan. Nuff said.....

gonna - I'm going to forget that I just read that.

Sorry NIK, I probably shoulda kept that to myself, huh?