Friday, June 10, 2011

remembering 16...


this girl will be 17 before the summer ends...
i hope she remembers the good things
about being 16.


i hope it's the friends and the crushes,
the dances, sleepovers and fun.
i hope she remembers with pride
all of the things she accomplished.
the good job she did.
16 is big...
i remember it like it was yesterday...


the best friends i've ever had,
my first boyfriend,
a dreamy trip to a private school prom,
a life changing move, a broken heart...

and making new friends.
this was when i started to really learn the lessons
of making good choices...or bad.
listening to that little voice inside.
i wish i'd known then
what i know now.
be yourself
be yourself
be yourself
and your mother really does know
what it's like
to be 16...in a hurry to be 17.
xox

6 comments:

Shug said...

Oh wow...how nice it would be to be 16 again...at least for a few hours!
Those were some wonderful days and I have a lot of great memories from my sweet 16 year...
Blessings to this beautiful young lady...Hope she bottles up all that life has to offer her.
Blessings,
Shug

Michelle {Jarrah Jungle} said...

Sweet 16 really truly is a year she will always remember, and your right its like being on the edge with the world at your feet. She is absolutely beautiful!

Farmgirl Paints said...

i remember 16 like it was yesterday too. best advice ever to be yourself. hope she learns that early:)

Privet and Holly said...

You KNOW that
I can relate to
this ~ your beautiful
girl ~ on so many
levels....Just got
home from sending
mine off....And truly,
it doesn't feel like
it's been decades since
I was 16, myself! Hope
you are feeling better
since you put your younger
on the bus yesterday!!
xx Suzanne

Barbara Matson said...

Time flies doesn't it? My oldest will be 17 in September. I just want to hold them and not let go. Your daughter is so beautiful. You must be proud!

Elizabeth said...

What a sweet post Leanne :) She is so beautiful!