Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Red

I am going to break tradition here. I am going to write an essay on one of my own pictures. It's in the form of a letter to my daughter...

Dear Elena,

You are so special to me and your father. All children are special to their parents, but not every child is special like you are. You are different. You were born with red hair. This may seem like nothing too earth shattering...red hair is common, right? No. It's not. It's especially not common in our family. You are unique. And it's made even more special by the sheer number of people who stop you on the street and comment on it.

"Oh, a redhead!"
"What a sweet coppertop!"
"Goodness, she's precious..."
"I can't BELIEVE that red hair!"

It's a real gift to have that red hair. I want you to always know that it is a symbol of how unique you are to us. It can be hard to be different sometimes. I hope you can always remember this and wear that beautiful red proudly!

Love,
Mommy

4 Comments:

Blogger Kellee said...

You HAVE to print this out & save it for Laney. Some day she will be complaining about her hair (hating it if you will because that's what girls do). Once you whip this out on her it will hopefully change her mind.

9:47 PM  
Blogger Lisa said...

You know, I know just how you feel :) I am not-so-eagerly awaiting the day when Hannah comes home with a box of hair dye! But I absolutely adore her hair. And can I tell you a secret? I didn't like red headed kids before...now I LOVE them all!

12:22 AM  
Blogger Lorraine said...

I have to tell you that my sick, snotty, up-too-early baby is smiling and pointing at your beautiful girl, trying to say "Elena eating watermelon" in her language. We both love the picture, Kiki!

Lorraine

8:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey K...finally something so light and refreshing for me to see. I miss my time on BabyCenter.com. I appreciate your thoughtfulness and efforts during this trying time. Trying to keep positive and strong for the boys but it is difficult. Keep the blogging going! Love ya,
Jen

PS...thank god for kodak.com....otherwise I would have lost 15 months of pictures...I have only lost the last 3 months.

10:12 AM  

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