You are amazing.
I’m writing to you with words of absolute thank you. I know that growing up I didn’t realize all that you did for me. Oh, I saw it, like the time that you let us eat ice cream out of the pail when the power went out or when you carefully put the balloons on the wall for my 10th birthday. But, most of the time, most of the time I forgot or didn’t even appreciate all you did.
But now that I’m a mother I’m in awe at how much you gave up for me and my siblings. You gave up sleep, food, time, energy, new things – all because you loved us. Now, I see how hard you worked, how much you gave, and how much you really loved us.