Twenty

 My Eldest turned twenty yesterday. It's hard to believe that I haven't aged, yet she has! :P 

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Dear Eldest,

Here is a list of twenty things I absolutely love about you, in no particular order.....(which is an already long & growing list without limits):

1. Your smile!

2. Your laugh.

3. Your love of the elderly.

4. The way you miss your grandparents who've moved on to the next plane.

5. How you simp anime boys.

6. Harry Styles stan.

7. Your diverse taste & knowledge of music.

8. Those brown eyes....

9. How you can build the crap out of IKEA furniture.

10. Your handwriting.

11. How you desire to erase the negative stigma attached to mental illness.

12. Your passion for equality for all.

13. Your fierce defending of your Little Sister.

14. Your willingness to apologize (and mean it).

15. The way you hold me accountable to the standards I expect of you when we communicate during disagreements.

16. That crazy attachment to your truck (lol).

17. When you feel emotionally safe with me and share about your struggles & experimentation.

18. How you adore Gabe & Finn (@gabeandfinny IG).

19. How you've mindfully channeled your angry tendencies to a more calm and rational path. 

20. Your eloquent writing skills (keep it up!).

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Happy birthday, and enjoy your twenties! xo

~momma