Today, my little girl went to school with the most amazing outfit she had picked herself, with her hair all in clips in no particular order, sunglasses, jewellery from the dressup box and all in all looking what we all would most likely consider deshelved.
To her, looking at herself in the mirror, she was the most beautiful being on earth. To me, she was and is the incredibly beautiful and wonderful girl in the entire universe.
So what's my issue? I don't really have one per se. I have horrible visions of my girl being teased for the incredibly individual person she is. I want to harbour her and keep her safe. I want no one to tell her that she looks silly, or stupid or that she can't look like that because it's not "normal". I want her to be who she is, always.
When I was young, I went through so many hard things at school and I never ever want her to experience it for a second. I believe her to be strong and that she can hopefully stand her ground should anything come her way.
I told her that if anyone makes any comments that she doesn't like, to tell them that "this is who I am, I like who I am and I love my hair".
I can only pray that she keeps her head up high and not become a worrywart like her mother.
It's taken me so very long in life to get over what happened to me as a child in school. There are days that I still struggle with it and need to remind myself that it doesn't matter what others think of me. I'm stronger than that.
So Emma, if you ever read this, know that you are an incredible girl that can do anything you want in this world.
I love you with everything that I am and more.
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