If I have
a daughter
she will
never play with Barbie dolls
or
kitchen sets,
and I
will make sure she knows that she is beautiful in every way
I will
teach her to want to change the world
because
as idealistic and impractical as that sounds,
she may
just end up changing someone’s life
as an
unintentional consequence
I’ll
teach her to walk through life like a museum
and take
long pauses just to stand still and stare
with
wonder
at
something beautiful,
to see
God in everyone and everything
I will
teach her to brush off the chips on her shoulder
so that
nothing ever holds her back
or
anchors her down
I’ll
teach her the value of respect
first and
foremost, for herself
I will
teach her that life is a blessing in disguise,
that it
will only throw walls that she can break down
I’ll
teach her that ignorance is a raging war,
and she
must always be armed with an education
and an
open mind
I will
teach her to consume knowledge like it’s her job,
be loud
and opinionated,
and challenge
her every belief
I’ll
teach her that love is like skipping stones
so she
must spread it wherever she goes
I will
teach her that the world is much, much bigger
than
anything she could possibly hold in her hands
and there
is no such thing as the meaning of life,
but rather
that she must find her own meaning in life
I’ll
teach her to raise hell
and dance
and to
laugh uncontrollably
And I
will teach her that no matter where life will take her,
Or how
much it tries to break her,
I will
always be home.
