when grace was born, i immediately started calling her girlfriend. i don't know why. it's not like i'm sassy. and i really hadn't used that term before. ever. but somehow it fit and made phrases like "girlfriend, that is one messy diaper" a whole lot more fun. i even have a picture from grace's first birthday in an old plastic frame with the word 'GIRLFRIEND' spelled out in bubble letters. it's divine ... really! and now, thinking about my grace and who she is becoming, it's clear i was right all those years ago. i'm still the mom, of course, and she is still the daughter ~ but i'm so pleased that she is still my girlfriend.
when they placed you in my arms, you slipped into my heart
~ unknown
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