Let’s tell each other one thing that we love about the other person before we go to sleep.
Okay, Mama.
I’ll go first. I love the way your whole face lights up when you smile.
Oh, Mama. That’s sweet…And I love when you give me strawberries.
***
Where did I come from?
A wish on a star.
I’m happy you wished me.
Me too, baby. Thank you for being my wish.
Thank you for being my mom.
***
Mama?
Yes, baby?
I love you so much it makes my heart pop.
You make my heart pop, too.
***
Mama, can I…?
No.
Why?
Because.
No, Mama. You have to give me a reason. “Because” isn’t a reason.
It isn’t a reason when you say “because.” But I’m a mom. So that makes it a reason.
Well that isn’t exactly fair.
***
Happy birthday, Mama. I’m going to hug you now. Because sometimes I just want to hug you because I love you so much. Okay?
***
And my heart pops just a little bit more.
Pauline Campos is Latina Magazine’s advice & relationship columnist, editor of the ebook anthology, Strong Like Butterfly, and a radio personality with a regular advice segment on NPR’s Latino USA show. Pauline blogs three times a week at Aspiring Mama (or when she remember to take her Adderall) & is the founder of Girl Body Pride. Strong like Butterfly is currently available on Smashwords. This post originally appeared on Aspiring Mama in 2011.
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