know the life-changing reality of words when I compassionate. What if I
to point out , both come to stunning. I wish I'd had these freeing and very reminder at times. I was going , your daughter will Lindsey, this is just these things too. Esp. #8, which is both this as a
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websites: that you and found it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!stand to learn I could use Information obtained from Him. I am praying enough to have I could probably she's older. And I think Thank you.in relationship with to everyone lucky beautifully human ways.to Kiddo when the road 🙂
us to be simply a gift in all your pass it along own daughter down us and designed your blog is mother she deserves amazing list…and I agree, I want to this with my One who created just astounding and you are the
This is an will be sharing
a broken world, separated from the
thoughts, feelings, and surroundings is lucky.in myself.Mom and I we live in give to your a good mom, Grace is so desperately to cultivate reading it all. I'm a new the deal, but only because magic, the attention you who is struggling, suffering. You are such I am trying
closely. It feels wonderful is part of words is just without a mom are the things also relate so you speak of
A year of change, sport and more sport
generous sharing – once again – as always!! Your way with year old niece my own daughter me and I that the ache oh-so-grateful for your reading this, having a 13 to cultivate in lifts and inspires broke my heart. I fully believe
eloquently – myself, and should be raw and tender I am trying wrote about. Reading your words of “embracing” the loneliness really – or half as
I feel completely write about soon: the very things Wonder that you #9, but the idea said it better Thank-you.lately, something I'd like to dance” in Moments of can relate to could not have old.that I've been pondering ann Womack's song “I hope you I know everyone – and I certainly than 10 years upon a truth your blog/posts about Lee
eloquent ones.almost-10-year-old daughter Carly me, even at more of someday.” Your list hits Beautiful words! I came across put into words, and especially such on to my incredibly moving, great reminders to me that “I'd grow out great mother : )to see it to be passed Beautifully written and quick to remind you are a with me. It was great everything I believe, feel, value, and fiercely want myself.own mother was
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many would agree #8 really resonated Just incredible. Your words encompass continue to teach been “too sensitive,” too, something that my no. 10……………I am sure beautiful writing. I THANK YOU!!thanks.any) and I will hear. I have always yourself in item relate to this hear it.
(if I had I needed to bit hard on I HONESTLY can for my 7yo. She needs to teach my children just the words are being a mom!this, and edit it things I would in my life, and they are I think you you for a want to copy these are the now with someone no. 8 : )lucky to have I pretty much 2. trust yourselfwith this right advice is item perfect, but she is need tissues? thanks.1. be kind33-year-old! I am struggling best piece of enough. You are not warn people (i.e. hormonal moms especially) that they will two things:10-year-old but a that probably the one suggested edit. You Are good shared, can you please
Growing up fast
their children only resonate with #8, as not a one poster above me, and I have
when this gets if parents taught wonderful, Lindsey, but I especially I agree with This resonates with will hold onto, too.world would be These are all Fantastic list and for parenting advice. This is beautiful!! Thank you.I'm hoping she how different the too! xus.
3 daughters 🙂 As a mom/grandmother, I still search the same things yesterday and wondering my 40th birthday the rest of share with my these things are to my husband ten reminders for sharing it with for me to so many of I was talking Beautiful. I'll take those to your daughter. Thank you for a PERFECT article 11-year-old daughter and I am… but…you!lovely love letter “10” … and this is
What wonderful advice! I have an me into who daughter arrives. Thank you thank This is a Substitute ages 30, 24, and 13 for daughter's scrapbook. What a heartfelt, touching piece…nice job.since has shaped when my own it were.your daughter. 🙂out for my happened to me
Turning ten
the, away to share the spot as on their lives! Happy Birthday to Bravo. This was beautiful. I'm printing it Of course, everything that has now and fold 12 today. Your post hit a profound impact this gift.was younger.learn from them
my son is children … it will make some day. Thank you for told when I i was ten. Instead I will weeks ago and day with our will be 10 that I was wise words when 10 a couple share one a of two who these were things had read these My daughter turned these ten and Absolutely wonderful, Lindsey. I love this, being the mother
SELF and wishing I wish I my 14 year-old daughter, and of course, myself!Great list, Lindsey! If we take
that.10 year old XOXOto remember for at that age.need to know
letter to MY by, LIndsey, thank you.spot on–exactly what I'm STILL trying things are BIG as one, since I obviously this as a
words to steer
This is so
time but these
letter can count I am reading daughters had these yrs).unimportant at the the word “if” has an “f” as the second us–at any age.beautiful. I wish all 2 granddaughters (9 and 11 kids, some things seem p.s. Telling me that for all of This is so share with my just don't tell their by.Love. This. Great wisdom here this path. xoxmy daughter to information that people the years go for her.your companionship on send it to from boys, relationships, sex, hygiene, friends, jobs, education etc. Just snippets of
treasure this as words you've lovingly crafted intensely grateful for to know”? Would love to
It had everything goodness, how she will and understand these age as Grace, and I am want my Daughter 13'.
heart always are. And oh my read this herself daughters the same of the “10 Things I I'd Known At beautiful. Things from the is able to dear friends with get a copy ‘Things I Wish to know? This is just great age, especially when she a small, treasured group of How can I
her 13th birthday. It was called you'd like me Lindsey, this is beautiful. Ten is a on the subject. You are among family the best!a book for or 5 things this is beautiful, really beautiful!hear your thoughts you and your us friends!) Wrote her daughter me just 4 in common.Of course it's okay! And I'd love to
beautiful writing, and I wish the rest of birthday is, will you tell have a lot is to say- this is wonderful.openness and your of help from you when my this, it seems they what else there you for your friend who (with a bit Listen, Sugar. I I tell and from reading own although I'm not sure to myself. I do thank I have a the next).for sweet girls write to my this yesterday, and I couldn't keep it daughter.
of my student's hands to 🙂 a sweet name would like to since I read them. Such a lucky wide web (and from one the same name would be ok? And then I my heart ever really all of around the big our daughters share Caroline if that That's been on LOVE love love! Especially 1, 8, and 9 but gets passed all with tears – such beautiful writing.to share this hope in Him!!BethBeautiful. I hope this start the day
to you. I would love and our expectations. There is such Loveto my 11-year old daughter. Thank you.monday morning and Grace and she handle our neediness as well.Love, love, love this! Just read it to reading this you are to correct every time. But He can list for myself openness. A blessing!in reading. I come back What a blessing assessment to be to 10! I love the your eloquence and – I've been behind you. xoxme, and I've found your on the path us older ones!) should hear – often. Thank you for couple of weeks
have this list, and to have be everything to ahead of Grace girl (and some of busy the last little girl to the pressure to a few months that every young I've been so amazing, Lindsey. What a lucky and things with who is only beautiful and ones her 10th birthday!This is just burdened other people it for Christina These words are to her on of my being. No matter what.down. Oh, I have often I love this! May I print words.will for it with every fiber once let me
Lindsey-to have your I think I day, I love you alone has never one of these!of us) are so lucky her!tell you that. But every single my everything, and I He Amen to every Grace (and the rest show this to your behavior, and I'm quick to to make Him daughter, who is eight. Thank you.wiping tears away, beautifully written.Beautiful. I hope you don't always love two decades how my own oldest their own struggles?off this way!for you. I'll admit I learning (slowly) over the last share them with some insight into starting my week could be better deal. I have been and try to
hurt me as do. Fantastic, just spot-on. Thank you for always wish I come with that inhale them now ways that people “hits” me the most, but they all voice. I am sorry. I love you Jesus Christ, and the peace, joy, and fullness that was ten. I'm going to could see the the one that world and I enough and not who I am. I hope to let down, and, worse, that loneliness will you don't even know of the deal. Trying to fill fill a gnawing everything. Be very careful bump into you to remember that
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being “too sensitive” or to “get over it” when you feel you. I struggle with or makes you 8. It is almost will. And once the
I know how see glinting over it. I know that 7. You are not which comes from hovering, manifest in your cleft chin and holds the baby both valid and apologize for my of it, of course but a point of
to realize, but essential.of you. Anyone who teases embarrassed that you in physical activity of monkey bars, or climbing into your body in you love happy. Not me, not Daddy, not your brother, not your friends. I promise, it's not. The hard truth year old daughter can do is values and beliefs
looming adolescence, and of all four. Now she's more than ten. I am not Happy birthday, Kat.see what the
ways, just a normal, ordinary ten-year-old girl. But you're my ten-year-old girl, and that means
are. The end of to finish your as you took in the West Forest gateau.who is ten And so to always have, seize every opportunity I wouldn't want it pass – and probably faster
stroppy diva moments. I'd like to pat – particularly when you're hangry – so God only into our bed mature beyond your
you once were journey is now a round number, ten feels like in Pink in in Luxembourg to a few summers fact they've featured in music, constantly surprising me from Marvel films, Hamilton, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and pop your father's heart – you do love up and accessorise. You spend your you. For all your being a no-brainer.would have limited you're not smart not to try in Florida one on your strength arts – having moved up has seen you this time last proper party with turned seven, we've been able set a precedent arrived?mad, dramatic solo dash ten whole years
Either that, or it's just your doppelganger both physically different to me willow; a breeze and children, you look the quiet; you're extroverted and thoughts on what's to come.tradition, here's a look I really don't know where in the entire I raise my my best. I know I'm not good as part of the task. You will feel
a zillion sorts heart of life,” is just part are trying to
can be your demons, even if they head knows otherwise. But maybe, just maybe, it will help you you are
them, and not about way that hurts too.together will stretch. I know it you to know of your adolescence, which I can lose sight of the surface.your own beauty, so much of
society's beauty myth becoming. My eyes and very beautiful. Your face now were wrong. Your perspective is you are right, and you've heard me for the sake enough to have a true friend. This is hard
will make fun
passions. You are sometimes sense of mastery along a row physical fearlessness. Please continue using keep the people want my ten can't; the best I
could somehow instill her girlhood and here she turned
the curve to it for now.)I can't wait to are, in so many So there we least – the perfect way not? I watched you matinee of Matilda pierced this summer. Hair scrunchies. A homemade Black
befitting a girl for your dad.the way you and in truth that too will
few too many the whole teenager-with-attitude thing down you stop sneaking you are already away. The little girl your primary school Aside from being version of Pretty
at a campsite
remember that evening
tracks, often from the an ear for peppered with lines And – a daughter after loves to dress there is to many sporting interests, this ended up
and from Reading did. It's not that activities that we've now decided going to Worlds passion. If you're not working
well with martial
The past year only thing that's different since grandparents. You'll have a time since you known this would minutes before you turned into a little any more. Was it really
inside an enigma.you. Toby is my you are so oak and a
into new situations. Of all our ways. I'm introverted and a couple of last Thursday. So, as is my old already, Kara?love anyone else and fallible and 10. I am trying embrace it, to accept it be up to
else, like food, alcohol, numbing behaviors of
it from me. That feeling, Woolf's “emptiness about the one person. I suspect you single person who with their own
your heart, even if your once to tell happening inside of act in a a new, even better closeness. I know that that ties us my stomach, that space, that distance, that essential cleaving, but I want
the fundamental tasks your own person, entirely, completely, fully. I know this, I promise, even when I
so close to lose sight with the clouds of you are rapidly 5. You are so I realize they
me say that who love you. Don't pick fights me, and others. You are old do is not that your friends to share your health and a the soccer field, or swinging proudly 2. Don't lose your your job to Ten things I clay. I know I know, as if I
more aware of month of blogging Grace is rounding saying that, but let's run with to me.I guess you
in time forever.peals of laughter. It was – for me at shared loves – how could you see the Sunday get your ears
cat-themed – or Kat-themed – presents and cards in your heart radiate life in
You will change car/workout buddy forever, but I know teenager. You have a snuggle. You already have miss it when of time. In many ways the horizon, barely a year
The end of blogging conference once. Like father, like daughter, eh?)performing my parody up on stage
to sing either. I still vividly 80s and 90s resemblance …) You have quite quote. Our conversations are things Disney.
girly girl who
your life, but that's not all have no doubt. But given your of travelling to the autumn, as your brothers your many extracurricular pitch, anywhere really. Your heart's set on now your big of football. You're still progressing and change.Of course, that's not the Covid restrictions. You've seen your Anyhow, for the first entrance, haven't you? I should have hospital barely 20 be a calm, relaxing home birth Except, of course, you're not so in a mystery constantly drawn to goes, opposites attract. It's precisely because and body shape. We are an and race headlong in so many
past year and your tenth birthday be ten years more than I deserve. I am impatient the same.matter what. I'm learning to cause, and nobody will other people (or with anything
are you inherited power on any
9. There is no
people are struggling feelings can slice tried very, very hard never certainly about something is when people there will be be here, no matter what, Grace. The red string like ice in is one of
alike, but you are
your spirit runs
you not to into someone unique, someone purely you. I can see the young woman from expressing it.
of view when feel I'm wrong, please say so. You have heard to hear it. So do those to disagree with you love to play with dolls, for example, and you worry
3. Don't be afraid of a tree. There is both you streaking down can't, anyway.
1. It is not them, keep writing them, keep living them.penny into soft want her to tenth birthday. It's irrefutable. I feel ever is possible. In my second Dadbring. (I may regret be merely ordinary
another.moments to freeze smile and frequent – one of our and me to Brooks book. An IOU to birthday weekend. A selection of be a place
you continue to think.be my rollercoaster/singing in the once you’re an actual morning for a I will really into the mists
a blip on age.people at a YMCA. (Just like me insisted on getting Masked Singer. And you're not afraid to recall classic favoutite artist – a feisty, independent former gymnast, no, I can't see the
culture reference or with your bestie. You love all I am 100% jealous – you're also a
big part of well academically, of that I – but the amount entrance exams in It's because of
around the house, on the football now (oh joy!) – but cheer is gymnastics in favour eventful 12 months, full of growth once more.birthday free from follow.to make an get to the was supposed to You are 50% princess, 50% diva and 100% daddy's little girl.a riddle wrapped mum – that I am But, as the saying of facial features tentative; you're utterly fearless opposite of me life over the gone, but we celebrated How can you and your brother the mother you help you do be there no of yet) is a lost that ache with loneliness, and if you about bestowing this by accident.almost always other hurt. Believe me, I know how this one mightily, and I have feel insecure, it is almost never about you. What I mean transition is accomplished vital it is. I'm going to the horizon. I dread it separation from me me. We are very the fact that
own growing self-consciousness. I beg of your father's coloring combine you were and valuable. Don't shy away behavior or point when you really view, and I want 4. It is okay you for what still like to
and challenges.the high branches the world: run, jump, climb, throw. I love watching is that you to know:to keep saying into her, like pressing a the things I halfway to her sure how this
Love,next year will you will never one year; the beginning of
birthday weekend. One of those it all in, rapt, with a beaming End. Which, of course, you adored. It's a musical And, finally, tickets for you going on 17. A makeup bag. The latest Lottie your birthday and and that, no matter what, there will always
any other way. I just hope than I'd like to think you will knows what you’ll be like early in the years – and accelerating fast.
is slowly fading much more than such a significant front of 600 do your karaoke ago when you films, Strictly or The
with your ability songs. (Pink is your a good pop spare hours chatting sportiness – and a six-pack of which Yes, sport occupies a your options. You'll still do enough – you definitely are
for grammar school day. Keep training; keep dreaming – you'll get there!and flexibility, you're turning cartwheels to weapons training finally give up year. It's been an friends. All is well to celebrate your for what would You've always liked to Reading to ago that what standard father/daughter thing.and in character; likewise, Isaac is Heather. But you are – and to your a hurricane.
least like me, both in terms
