To my daughter's mom, I wanted to take the time to thank you for letting me be part of her life. She is an amazing, beautiful, talented girl and it is my privilege to know her. To love her. Please know that I will never try be her mom. She has a mom. A mom who loves and cares about her. A mom she loves. A mom whom I couldn't replace if I tried. But I can be a woman who loves and cares about her. Who respects her. Who wants only the best for her. And I wanted to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to do that. I feel honored to share my life with her. Proud that I can be part of her family. Grateful to have adventures with her. I can only imagine how sometimes it must be difficult for you to have me in your life but I appreciate you looking beyond the hardships and allowing me to love our girl.
I don't have the same frame of reference to compare our situations. My son will never call his dad's wife “mom.” My son will never split his time between two homes. My son will never take separate family vacation. But I would take that over his dad living in heaven. For him to be able call his dad, spend nights with his dad, travel with his dad. But, unfortunately that is not our reality. Instead, we are rebuilding our lives after our devastating loss. Being a repartnered widow with a young child brings Its own hardships to navigate.
One situation isn't necessarily harder than the other. Divorce and widowhood each present with their own challenges. Giving us different tool kits to navigate our current situation. I hope that as time marches on, we will learn to successfully navigate this road our blended family is traveling. And that we will continue to share in our girl's life, adventures, and achievements. Thank you for making room in your life and your heart for me to love our daughter.
#thankyou
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