My Girl

Abby is my girl. I tell her this all the time. She probably wonders what it means - exactly. Here is my opinion of all that phrase entails:

• I think it means that I depend on her to be my right hand when things are crazy busy & I wish I had a clone.
  
• I think it means that when I'm ridiculous, she feels free to laugh about it.
  
• It means that she is allowed to hate me one minute and sit in my lap hugging and kissing me the next.
  
• It means that she gets to try out all those complicated feelings on me because I'll love her no matter what.
  
• It also means that I get to dote on her endlessly - telling her how amazing and wonderful I think she is.
  
• Along with that, I get to correct her incorrect behaviors - at times with a mere glance, which can hurt way worse than if I yell at her.
  

What it means most of all is that she is giving me the opportunity to enjoy that mother/daughter relationship I never was able to develop with my own mother. It is a truly special gift that I try so hard to honor each and every day.