When I found out I was pregnant with a girl, I got so many comments like 'oh good luck', 'just wait till her teenage years', and 'you are going to have your hands full'. All very negative comments when I was feeling so much joy. I already know there is so much pressure to raise a good kid and make sure, as parents, we provide our daughter with all the right tools to take on the world but to just pile all these negatives on a first-time mom because of the baby's gender, absolutely beyond me.
While my daughter is only 5 months old, I know there are certain things I will be telling her constantly as she grows up. I am sure that once she gets older, she will be testing my limits but I am confident that if I continually tell her these things, she will grow up to be a strong woman who knows how loved she is and what her worth is. My hope is that this list will aid her in growing into the woman I know she will become.
Here are the 10 things I will be teaching my daughter each day of her life:
Never dim your light to make someone else more comfortable, you were born to shine.
If it costs you your peace or happiness, it is not worth it.
You are enough exactly how you are at this moment.
You can be gentle and still be a force to be reckoned with.
Talk to God about EVERYTHING!
Never apologize for saying no.
You are loved, capable, beautiful, and worthy.
Not everyone will like you and that's ok.
One decision can change the whole trajectory of your life - good or bad!
If you are going through it, your mother probably did too. Ask her for advice.
I know as a girl it can be hard to navigate life and having a mom on your side who is always helping you along the way makes all the difference (thank you, mom). Some moms want to be their daughter's best friend and while I hope I am her friend, I really hope she knows that I am always her biggest supporter and will love her no matter what, and that is all that matters.
This list is just the tip of the iceberg of the things I will be teaching her but these are some of the most important things. Sure, I will teach her other things like how to binge-watch old TV shows, how to convince Dad to go to the store late at night to get her ice cream, or how to bake a cheesecake, but the things listed above are the top things I will be teaching her each and every day. I know that I will never be a perfect mom and that she will make mistakes but as long as I implement these into her life, I feel she will be set for life and will have a good foundation of standards in life. While I am always left speechless as I am watching her grow now (and she is still so little), I am so excited to see the woman she becomes and all the fun that will come along the way.
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