To My Son, with Love,
        One of the Important Things in Life
          A Mom tries to provide her Son
   with insight into the important things in life
    in order to make his life as happy and as
       fulfilling as possible
           A Mom tries to teach her Son
     to be good, always helpful to other people
     to be fair, always treating others equally
       to have a positive attitude at all times
      to always make things right when they
  are wrong
     to know himself very well to know what
his talents are
to set goals for himself
     to not be afraid of working too hard to
reach his goals . . .
A Mom tries to teach her Son
to have many interests to pursue
to laugh and have fun every day
to appreciate the beauty of nature
to enter into friendships with good people
to honor their friendships and always be a
true friend
to appreciate the importance of the family
and to particularly respect and love our elder
members
to use his intelligence at all times
to listen to his emotions
to adhere to his values
A Mom tries to teach her Son
to not be afraid to stick to his beliefs
to not follow the majority when the majority
is wrong
to carefully plan a life for himself
to vigorously follow his chosen path
to enter into a relationship with someone
worthy of himself
to love this person unconditionally with his
own mind
to share all that he has learned in life with
this person . . .
If I have provided you with an insight
into most of these things
then I have succeeded
as a Mom
in what I hoped to accomplish in raising you
If many of these things slipped by
while we were all so busy
I have a feeling that you know them
anyway
One thing I am sure of, though
I have taught you to be proud of the fact
that you are a man equal to all men and
I have loved you every second of your life
I have supported you at all times
and as a Mom, as a person, and as a
 friend
I will always continue to cherish and love
everything about you,
My Son.
 
Author Unknown
 
 
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