My Daughter
I call you daughter,
although I was not the one who gave birth to you.
It was I who held you on my lap when the world seemed cruel to you.
I was the one who taught you that you could be whatever you wanted.
To laugh in the face of your critics,
and to face challenges undaunted.
I taught you to be a lady.
I steered you away from harm.
Your smile fills my world with sunshine.
Your hugs make me sunny and warm.
Your daddy has always been daddy to you.
You have always been his little girl.
But now I call you daughter,
and you call me Mom.
The two sweetest words in the world!
~Unknown
