12 Quotes For My Daughter To Live By

Today, my daughter turned twelve. TWELVE. One dozen years since my husband and I were walking around the labor and delivery floor at Brigham and Women’s in Boston after they broke my water because the baby was a week late. We were the classic new parents, paranoid the infant seat wasn’t in the car correctly, certain I’d be early (I don’t think we went anywhere after Halloween), and lacking complete understanding about how our world was about to change forever.

She came into the world at 3:37 on a Saturday morning, and spent the first several hours of her life being held by her dad. I was blessed with some of the best medical care in the world, and came out of a frightening situation with the best possible outcome: a loving husband and beautiful daughter to go home with, and the assurance that I would indeed be able to have more children in the future

She is everything I could hope for in a daughter. Thoughtful and loving, she also has a great sense of humor. She has a wonderful sense of adventure and a determined spirit about her. I love quotes, and she is starting to appreciate them too. When I was in college, I started a book of quotes and poems. I’ve added to it over the years. Whenever I’m down, need something inspirational, or just feel like reminiscing, I go to my book. I went looking, with her birthday in mind, and found some of my absolute favorites.