Letter Writing - Pondering
Something I've been thinking about this summer is writing a letter to my son. It's something I should probably do as I am feeling more and more strongly about it. But the thought terrifies me when I think seriously of writing just to him, not his parents, when I envision him reading it, assuming his adoptive mother would give it to him to read.
How do I write a letter to a person I love so much but I only truly know as a baby? It seems so direct. And terrifying.
Or perhaps it's just my perfectionism and constant self criticism telling me that I may blow it or he isn't interested or he won't/doesn't like me.
Maybe just a simple note will do. Dear Name, I love you very much and I have loved you since before you were born. I just wanted you to know that, in case you ever wondered. Love, Jayne.
How do I write a letter to a person I love so much but I only truly know as a baby? It seems so direct. And terrifying.
Or perhaps it's just my perfectionism and constant self criticism telling me that I may blow it or he isn't interested or he won't/doesn't like me.
Maybe just a simple note will do. Dear Name, I love you very much and I have loved you since before you were born. I just wanted you to know that, in case you ever wondered. Love, Jayne.
posted by Jayne at 8:14 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the ideas, Kim, and thanks for the encouragement, Nicole. I really never thought about writing directly to him before this summer. I guess I was waiting for his adoptive mother to say it was okay.
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