A Letter to the strong woman who loves my son-
Once upon a time on a Sunday afternoon in April, the most beautiful baby boy entered this world. And his mom…that’s me!!…had no idea how much she could love another human being until she held him for hours…and hours.. and maybe days! … looking at his sweet little face thinking he was absolutely perfect. Fast forward 23 years and now the day this photo was taken. We stood together waiting for him to find us at the reception that followed after his white coat ceremony at the University of Minnesota. He enters the lobby looking as dashing as ever, and you say to me “He is absolute perfection.” You left me speechless and my heart filled for such love for both of you because I knew then you were the one other woman that I trusted my son’s heart with.
Now, I know he is not completely perfect. I have raised this child for 23 years and no one is completely perfect. He has a Type-A personality that can sometimes make him just a tad crazy. He gets “hangry”. He can be short with his answers when he gets frustrated. But you, my dear girl, handle it in a way that a mother who adores her son would hope you would. With patience. With kindness. and with so much love. And yet while you offer him this, you never seem to lose yourself in the process. You will still stand your ground. You will still tell him your thoughts. You are strong enough in knowing yourself that you still stay true to who you really are. And you will do your things you want to do and allow him to do his with no insecurities. That is a relationship. That is love. That is what so many people want to find in a partner.
Thank you for moving thousands of miles away from everyone you knew to be with him and making his next chapter also a part of your own. Thank you for being the person with whom you both share in trusting your thoughts and dreams. Thank you for caring about him and being by his side. Thank you for being the one person his mom would trust in replacing her to do all those things. I love how strong and independent you are as well. I love the courage and open mindedness you have on life. And thank you for just being you. You are the type of young woman that so many can only strive and hope to become. The strong, courageous, beautiful person that I am so happy to have my son’s heart! xoxo
