{the.wednesday.whistle}

dear Katie and Mikki…

right now, in your little lives, you are blessed with many friends. yes, the moms all must get together and organize play date after play date, birthday party after birthday party, and several trips to the bowling alley and play grounds, but all of you seem to get along, and we continue to conspire and hope that you will always do so.  but the truth is, as you get older, you will have fewer and fewer truly remarkable friends who stick with you. Your group will get smaller, until you get my age, and then you will be lucky to have 1or 2 friends that still put up with you. (but you are perfect just the same, and don’t let anyone tell you different).

the truth is…you’re not though. but you are a perfect you. and your friends, although not perfect either, will be perfect for you.

and this brings me around to my point (long windedness is one of the MANY flaws my friends have to put up with about me)….as difficult as it is, embrace the imperfections of those you love just as much as you embrace the reasons you love them in the first place. no person is going to be without their little faults (or big ones).  but in the end….as long as they are loyal to you, bring you joy, and stick with you through thick, thin, and moments where you don’t even like yourself, they are worth it.

my hope is that you always see through the shortcomings of others, and hold the sincerely magnificent spirits in this world close to your heart.

all my love darlings,

p.s. daily.mantra….the best mirror is an old friend…unknown