My daughter’s name is Ashley, she’s just turned 11 and
she’s one of the funniest and brightest people I know. She’s so fun to hang out with its
ridiculous. Today we were driving down
the freeway, singing car karaoke to Royals, by Lorde. Ash has a great voice. Seriously, not mom bias here; she has a
really good voice! She’s soulful with
this crazy vibrato that comes out periodically.
So here we are singing along.
There are so many harmonies; I say to her, “Ash, take the lead, I’ll
sing your backup!” And she does. And she loves it. Suddenly she’s not just sitting shotgun in
our little Nissan Versa. She’s on stage,
rockin’ out for thousands of adoring fans.
She’s checking herself out in the side mirror. Yep, still adorable! I love watching her SHINE!
And so it is in life.
I love watching her shine. She’s
so smart and talented and funny and beautiful.
She has dreams bigger than I ever dared to dream at her age. She still doesn't limit herself to what
others think she can do. When I tell her
she can be totally be a forensic anthropologist if she wants to – she just may
not be assigned a hot FBI agent named Booth – she believes me. She CAN do it.
So this is where I live; in a constant state of singing
backup for the coolest girl I know. Take
the lead, little girl. Run with your
dreams, live your adventures. Mommy will
always be right here. Loving you,
supporting you, singing your backup.
