Ashley,
You have grown into a beautiful, compassionate, loving, independent, confident, wonderful young woman. In one year’s time, you will be leaving our home, spreading your wings and moving on to your next step in life’s journey. I will always be here for you, but I know that you must go and experience your own life. I know that we will see each other and we will talk often, but it will not be the same. I will miss you so much, but I am so happy to see what a wonderful person you have become and am excited for the life experiences you have waiting for you. When you are faced with opportunities in life, I hope that will take advantage of them and experience all great things that are offered to you… I hope you dance, live, love and laugh to your heart’s desire, and will always be true to yourself.
I love you to pieces,
Mom
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Option #2, I Hope You Dance
This is for my daughter, Ashley. She is 17 and going into her Senior year of high school. I am already thinking about her leaving 
so am writing about it.
Ashley and I have a special thing where one of us says, "I love you to pieces," and the other ones says back, "I love you whole."
Written August 10th, 2006
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great job
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Thank you.
She's 19 already and moving out of town this week - going to go experience life - that is what I told her I wanted her to do, right? 
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great
nice work
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Thank you, amilicous. She is now almost 19 and out on her own and doing good.
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That is fantastic. I hope you gave that to her. I'm a senior this year, and getting a bit nervous about just leaving home. Going on my own. So, for Christmas I asked my family to write stuff about a memory or give me pictures. None of them did which was disapointing. I feel that something someone writes for someone can have a deeper feeling and will last longer than any gift. Beautiful writing. :-)
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Hello Helium Jones,
Thank you so much for visiting and your lovely comments! I did give it to her, she loves it. I also put it in a collage for her senior yearbook dedication page.
My daughter is also going out on her own after she graduates. I know she's a little nervous, but excited, too. She's moving out with a friend. Unfortunately for her, we are also moving when she moves out, so she won't even have her old home to come back to and visit, but we will still be close and she can visit us, which of course is the important part.
I'm sorry to hear your family didn't do what you asked for Christmas. They would have been such special Christmas gifts and not cost a thing. Strange how people won't listen sometimes to what someone really wants. I hope they really did listen and you get some nice pictures and memories to keep for graduation.
Kimberly G.
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i was just coming back to read this again.. and I am in a similar situation. My family is moving to Germany though... So, that's just weird. Thanks again for writing this. It was nice to see the affection you have for your daughter.
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great job!You did great on this poem!I would give it a 10 out of 10!keep up the good work and never give up!
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Howdy, minathemuslim! Thank you so much for reading and your lovely comment!
Write on!
Kimberly G.
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I just love her to pieces! I love this picture of her, so full of life.
Thank you for your inspirational being, Rosita Bonita, you are wonderful! 
(gotta come up with a good title besides just mom... I'm Nutty Fairymother to one... MommaNut to another... what shall we come up with for Rosita Bonita? 
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You're a wonderful Mom. Ashley sounds like a wonderful young woman! She's a beautiful girl and this is a great piece!! I bet she's proud to have a wonderful Mother like you!!!
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Thanks for visiting, Melissa, and for the wonderful comments. Yes, building them up is good, and also letting them make their own choices slowly as they get older so when they get out of high school they actually have experience making their own choices, rather than making them all for them and then all of the sudden they are supposed to make ALL their own choices.
Thanks, again, and enjoy your contest!
Kimberly G. -
Thanks SO much for sending me the link to this!!! This is awesome...
I think that parents NEED DESPERATELY to build their children up instead of knocking them around with insults and pointing out their every bad choice or traits... ya know?
Anyway... this is awesome!!!
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Hi Tommy,
Thank you for explaining! I was kidding about the word sounding like a bad thing when I first read it, but I had looked it up, although not completely understood it, so appreciate the explanation.
Kimberly G.
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No No No, alliteration is like this
It's a good thing to be goofy and not often get so down
but it's better to be brilliant with something profound.
This tool is when you the same consonants in a line
Top line is "g" and the second line is "b"
You'd like these tools.
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Tommy,
Alliteration? That sounds like a bad thing.
Had to look that one up... learn something new every day. I'm not up to speed on poetry forms, etc, I just write, so nice to learn new things on here. It is nice to be able to express my thoughts and feelings here, too. Thank you so much for your kind words and nice to have met you, too.
Kimberly G.
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Kimberly G,
Your words in this write are like a melody. I noticed
you have some fine alliteration here also. You gave some
great advice. I'm glad to have met you. Keep writing!
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Poetic Fanatic - Yes, yes, I do have my serious side, no doubt! I just like to exploit the goofy side. Ashley is a great girl and I am very proud of her. Thanks so much for visiting and sharing. Kimberly G.
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A Pleasure To Read!
Hi Kimberly G.
Oh So the fairy nutty buddy does have a serious side
after all. You have a wonderful atestment here. Your
words are soft and soothing. It is evident that your
girl Ashley has your whole heart. This is really
a touching write. Thank you for sharing. Carry On
and take good care.
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Thanks, MinaMunoko! Hope you enjoy all of your entries! Kimberly G.
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Nicely done. I like getting a break from poems once in awile. Wonderful job on this and best of luck in my contest!!!!!
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Thanks, Lindsie. Yep, she's a pretty girl. She just got her braces off about 6 weeks ago, right before time to take Senior pictures. Talk about exciting. Makes me think of my freshman picture (that would be 25 years ago... hahaha... cripes...
), I had short hair (not cute), glasses and braces... HARHARHAR... 
that is such a horrible picture, my gawd. Good thing I'm not famous or they'd get a hold of that and spread it across the globe... HAHAHAHAHA...
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that truely is an awesome picture...wow...nice capture! she's a pretty girl
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Ashley is my daughter and that is her picture. I love that picture of her, so full of fun and life. Her and her friends take a lot of fun pictures together.
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it just occured to me......is that your daughter?
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I DON'T WANNA GET A GRIIIIIIIIP!
Thanks for the tissue, Linda.
You're an 
FairyWeepyMuthu
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HAHAHAHAHAHA... You are funny. I know I'm annoying, but she knows I love her and she always comes back for more... We are really lucky that she talks to us (me and my husband - her stepdad) about things.
Thanks for reading and for the laughs, Lindsie!
Kimberly G. -
Let me guess who is the one in pieces...hmmmmm
Here's another tissue mom []...dry those eyes and get a grip!!!
I feel for you sweetie!!!
Linda
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so sweet!
awwwwwwww! such a mommy-feeling! as the child I say mothers are annoying as all hell but I know my mom loves me and I under-appreciate her. So every once in awhile I bring her flowers or give her an extra hug or take out the garbage (when I'm at her house) or some small gesture that says I APPRECIATE YOU! because mom's have love for their children, as annoying as they are.
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