Letter to my son

To my son,

 

I think writing this letter to you is magical. It communicates my love, pride and commitment to you beyond the power of everyday spoken words, but also hoping to prepare you for your daily challenges of life, to encourage you to be a man of principles and strong will, humbled and open-minded to others, regardless their background, culture or gender. I am hoping that you will grow up to be a man with ambitions and resilience, yet compassionate and respectful to women.

 

You are still very young to understand all the words I am putting in here, but we already talk little by little about things - which surround you, situations you deal with, emotions you feel and all the differences in life. For example the generosity for your family, friends and your doggie friend; the need to express your feelings and share them with others; the importance to ask questions and not to be ashamed to do so; the joy of things that bring a smile to your face.

 

As every mom, I do have a lot of hopes and dreams for your future and I will share them with you, as you grow older. Perhaps just to guide you and encourage you. You will not hear me say,  ‘I hope you become a doctor’, but something more like, ‘ I hope you are happy and successful no matter where you are and what you do’, or ‘I hope for you to have a lot of respect for others and to be keen to learn every day’, or ‘ I hope you have an open heart and brave mind’.

 

I promise to listen to what you have to say, and I promise to teach you how important it is to express your feelings as it is not about to ‘do’ but about to feel. I also promise to show you how important it is to consider feelings of others, emphasize and respect opinions of your friends and colleagues, regardless gender, seniority or wealth. I wish for you to travel the world a bit to gain the experience of adaptability and independence.

 

At every stage of your development, you will see the difference in between men and women reacting, acting and approaching their emotional and physical challenges of life. There should never be any moral judgement or guilt for being male or female. There is also not any difference in achieving. I can achieve whatever I aspire to with enough work and determination, being mother, or even a woman is not relevant.

 

Be a team player, support and motivate. Always see better in people, be ethical, be gentle(man)!

 

I love you 4ever.

Your mom