Little shadow

Alyssa Pearl, your sister loves to follow you around. She is your little shadow. She just loves to be near you. I know it can be frustrating for you sometimes. She can be rough. She doesn’t always follow your “directions”. But when you are not around, she is a little sad. Sometimes she gets up from her naps before you do and Daddy and I have to stop her from marching into your room to wake you up.


Of course, you love her just as much. You always want to know where she is and love to teach her new things. I hope that this stays with the two of you forever.

You will find as you get older that girls can be mean. It is at its worst in middle school, but you will find throughout life that some women never really grow out of it. I hope that you never run into any of these “mean girls”. That, by the time you are old enough, society will have figured out that there is no payoff to meanness. If you do run into these people and you probably will, stay confident and stay kind. There is an old saying: “Kill them with kindness.” I have found this to be true. Taking the high road, staying nice and kind when others are taking the low road (pettiness, meanness, and name calling) has served me well. It is not always easy, because sometimes the low road is easier and can seem more satisfying. But that satisfaction is short lived and the pride in knowing you handled yourself the right way stays with you for long time.

My mission will be to teach the confidence to find the high road. To teach to be strong, to be kind, and to be compassionate even when it is difficult. Having a sister will make you stronger. There is a special relationship between siblings and I think the bond between sisters is the strongest. If you stick together and build each other up, you will both be better women.

I love you, sweet baby girls!

Mommy