Dear Tanvi
Your 6 th Birthday was special. Special in many ways.
One , because I couldn't give you enough of me on your last birthday and you missed me then. Yet you were always so kind and forgiving in your own special ways , comforting me as my mum taking me in her lap , sometimes as my dad holding me in his arms , your soft words cooing in my ears as if you knew What I yearned for.
I am blessed to have an angel like you who can read my mind , walk through my heart and never leave in despair. You are my savior bringing a smile on my face with your unknowing thoughtful ways that touch my lost soul. Your love for me is divine and pure, you tell people how much you love snuggling with me, draw my picture in almost every piece of paper. I would have never known this definition of love, had I not been your mother. I feel fortunate for you being my daughter and teaching me ways of love and life. You have taught me patience, care, unconditional love and living with joy. I have yelled at you sometimes, you have forgiven me. I have scolded you sometimes and you have forgiven me yet again. I have not given enough time to you sometimes and again you have forgiven me. You have been my granny who has loved me, pampered me more than I ever pampered you. You have feared losing me and longed for me when I was away. You have fallen sick when we were apart even for a few hours and you have remembered me in your deep slumber. You made your first friend in me and you haven't let this friendship take a back seat. I owe you my everything. You have strolled in pink stilettos and adorn my bracelet to feel like me, look like me and be like me in every way you could possibly imagine. I behold a very deep and spectacular place in my heart and I want you to know how much I loved celebrating your special day this year.
Second, this birthday you were as enthusiastic as ever before, and a much more than a bit more. We had a day of watching our little bee turning into a frantic shopaholic buzz. You took charge of what you wished to wear on your special day with details so intricate that would put any designer to shame. A pristine white evening gown with a dash of shimmer to give it that sparkly mesmerizing glow that could evade all the darkness in one wave of the magic wand. To complement to your incandescent love for life , you picked up glam sparkly charms to adorn your angelic feet and your beautiful long Rapunzel inspired tangled hair sweeping the gloominess in the air and unfurling the peace and joy of childhood. You have a desire to live and enjoy every moment in life and it is contagious. You smile brings a smile to us and your love brightens our heart. This was first time ever I had seen you so vivid for long five hours stomping from one shop to the other to get nonpareil boutique look.
Lastly , it is your this special day that reminds of myself taking another role in life , Motherhood. It has been a great journey since then, with lows and highs, celebrations and losses, and has taught me more about my Parents. I have overlooked and undermine my mother's virtues and never acknowledged her support in making me a person I am today. You have made me agnize the parents' love is unconditional and unhindered. As parents we wish to see children get along without us and as children it seems the hardest task ever. You have taught me the gap in teaching and learning and why having roots before the wings is so important. You have made me strong as a parent but vulnerable as a child. You have given me a privilege that I am still learning to enjoy. Your laughter has infused in me love and respect for my parents as now I know why they always wanted to see me smiling. They have endured discomfort in life to give me pleasure and made me strong even if they had to go weak in their knees to teach that. I respect how my parents came home unemployed after my wedding to allow me to venture into the sky and set my eyes to create my new world, world you and your dad make. I can't tell in you in words how much love I feel for you as you grow up in my world and my heart only to take on to a different world a few years later. Let me celebrate growing as a mother with you until then and as I do that, owe my gratitude to my parents for having me as their reason to smile.
Thanking God a zillion times for making me a part of you .
Dedicated to My Dad, Mum and My Daughter Tanvi
