It's been a good long while since I have blogged. Not everyone likes it when I blast out of my obnoxious "pie hole". But here today....... I write about my beloved daughter a.k.a. My Little Princess. I'm really quite obsessed with my daughter, mind you... in a good way. She's 25 now, newly married and with a child on the way. My first grandchild. We both doubt she will ever have another. This one was a surprise, but not really.
When she hit puberty, her life became somewhat of a downward spiral. I would guess; that is pretty normal, especially for teenagers. But Princess got hit a little harder with life than most normal teens. Without too much detail here, I will only say that a Father's love is so very detrimental to a young girls self esteem. Princess' father made it very clear back then, that he wished I were dead and that she was never born. >>>Pat's self on back and says........"Girl, you sure know how to pick em", LOL.
In spite of everything, Princess and I were always meant to be together. I never wanted children when I was younger. I guess I was just too dang selfish. However, the Goddess in her infinite Wisdom, will always have her say. When Princess was conceived, my life changed in an instant. I never knew I could love somebody soooooooo much. Even during those difficult teen years. She is about as head strong as it gets, more so than I. Even though I prefer the term tenacious, my mother quite often refers to me as pig headed. Hey..... she could be right.
During those tumultuous times, school became pretty unbearable. Much to my disappointment, and believe me..... I tried everything to keep her in school still, she gave up. I had always told Princess that school was not an option, but mandatory. I didn't care how she did it as long as she did it. Youthful naivete 9 times out of 10 views conforming to society as being imprisoned by society, but only while they are young. A few years go by and those altruistic views become painful reminders of silly teen screw ups.
Being the overindulgent parent that I am, (Hey.... they don't come with a manual), I let it slide under the premise of one day, she'll understand that it was a mistake on her part. Well my friends, that day is now here and even though it took a little longer than I had hoped, Princess now has her high school completion certificate in the form of a G.E.D. Now she can finally move on with her education, which includes both nursing and culinary arts. She has even expressed her desire for being a pediactric physician. Those doors have now swung open very widely for her.
Congratulations to my beautiful daughter and very best friend. You did it girl and I am very proud of you!!!
Love Ma' ma <<<<< knowing how much you hate that :))