Just be enough - a letter to my son.

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 Dearest Monkey,

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This is a hard letter to write. It shouldn't be hard though, it should be easy to tell you that you are enough. Because you are. Even now at three, you are enough. You are enough for me, your dad, our family and friends.

You are enough for the world. Because you are, you.

But there may come a time when you doubt this fact. That is why it is a hard letter to write. I want to know you to know that you are enough always, regardless of what you hear, see, and even, think. I would like you to read this letter and know that you are enough.

Enough in every aspect of your life and in all your relationships.

You know that I am all about choice. That I believe we get to where we are by the choices we are bravest enough to make and the ones we are braver not to make. Every choice that you make will take you in a new direction. Every choice you make is enough to change the course of your life. I want you to know that even if I don't understand the reasons for your choices - I will support your making that choice. 

Behind all the confusion, yelling and the tears will be a mother who is proud of her son's ability make choices that may go against the flow of his environment. A mother who is so proud that you are braver than I ever was. That I am prouder of you than you will ever know.

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You may doubt your chosen path and that is enough to make a change for the better or reassure you that you are where you are meant to be. You may doubt those of your loved ones. You may doubt many things in your life but please never doubt that you are enough to make the right choice at the right time. That you are enough of a son, friend, man and role-model to have made a difference. 

 

I love you and that is enough.

Mum.

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