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Letter to My Son Kian...just wanted to share

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Kerry

Kerry Report 7 Feb 2005 00:40

When I was pregnant with Kian I had all these worries and my partner suggested that I set down and wrote a letter to him. It`s now in his baby box ready to give to him when he is older. It makes me sad when I think about all the children out there who don`t get the love or attention they deserve

badger

badger Report 7 Feb 2005 00:28

profound and very moving.It's nice to know that one new child at least has already got two loving and lovely parents.Fred.ptfg&a&g&s.

Fairy

Fairy Report 6 Feb 2005 23:44

Makes me want to cry, when I remember the same. Jo. X.

Kerry

Kerry Report 6 Feb 2005 23:05

I wrote this letter to our son when I was four months pregnant, 1st time mum and felt so anxious etc. Now our "Junior" is 4months old and the light of our lives. Just wanted to share it with you all. Dear Junior, I feel you inside me and it is a sensation that I cannot explain. I dream of the child you will be, but I also fear of the mother that I will be. I am torn apart by what I feel and think of you. On one hand I can not wait for you to be born, to shower you with my love, on the other hand, I fear for your birth, I want to keep you inside me, where no-one can hurt you and where I`ll always be able to protect you. I know that is selfish and not right. I know that you will be strong and turn out better than I could have ever expected. I know that as you grow, you will fall and I will be there to pick you up until you can pick yourself up. I will always be on your side throughout my life and I will never turn my back on you. I know that times will come when we will disagree and that you will not like me, I will try to be patient with you as your moods and needs change, as will mine. This will happen because you will not need me as much. I can only hope and wish that I am a mother that you can be proud of and that we share the closeness that I have with my mother. I think that I have learned alot from her, that will help me and I will do my best. I make that promise to you today. Too be honest, I wish that you came with a book of instructions to help me out, but hopefully day by day, being your mother will come to me naturally. I know that every day, I will be learning along side you. I ask you to be patient as i learn to be the best mummy that I can be. You need to know that it is alright to cry. Crying is something that everyone, once in a while needs to do. It clenses you and eases pain. It is also ok to fall and fail, as long as you learn a lesson and you pick yourself up and try again, you will never be a failure in my eyes. As your mother, even though your only tiny inside me, I have great expectations for you. I think of all the things that you will be able to do because I am going to work hard to give you the best opportunites to do so. However I will let you follow your heart, and I will stand by you on your decisions. I will never push you to do things that you do not want to. I will always promise to be honest with you, if you do the same for me. I am not going to lie, life out here is hard, there are good and bad people and as you get older, you will see that the world and the people in it are very different. I already wish that I could protect you from any pain or fear that you may feel, but that is yet another learning process. No-one says it will be easy, but it will be worth it. You will just become the person you were raised to be and the person you feel in your heart. I find myself telling you things in this letter that my mother told me, She has always told me not to hate, because when you have a heart with hatred in it, it will take up the room that you love others with. I know that it is really hard not to hate, but let me tell you even though it may be hard to do, you need to forgive. A person that can not forgive, is worse that the person needing forgiveness. No-one says you have to forgive and forget, but you should try and forgive. This world is full of opportunites, please do not let anyone or anything hold you back from going out and spreading your wings. I want you yo be young, enjoy childhood and try not to grow up too fast. Enjoy life and have fun doing it. Each year, each day that goes by, because you will not be able to get them back. Lastly though, there is so much more that I want to say, there will never be a day when I will not be here for you. You will always be able to come and talk to me about anything!Even if someday I am no longer on this earth, I will always be there for you, if you look deep into your heart. I have wrote this letter to you, our little Junior because I want to share my worries,hopes, fears and dreams with you. I love you now, forver and always. We can not wait to meet you. Love Mummy and Daddy xxx