things for my future daughter

Things I want my daughter to know

- feel comfortable and confident going a day without makeup. A day when you have errands to run or have to stop into work for a bit. 

- love with your entire heart fearlessly, love hard. 

- no matter where you go in life, you can always come home.

- how to throw a ball. How to catch. How to hit a home run. 

- girls can do anything boys can do. 

- it’s ok to go against the grain, it’s encouraged even. Be you, Aubs.

- keep makeup wipes on your nightstand. You won’t have the energy to wash your face some nights, trust me. 

- I won’t always be right, and that’s ok. You won’t always be right, that’s also ok. Daddy is usually always right, the sooner you come to terms with that the better. 

- we may not always agree, but your family will support you always. I promise. 

- how to travel the world. 

- ‘likes’ should not affect your self worth. Live your life in the real world. 

- spending time with your grandparents is a privilege, not an obligation. 

- quality over quantity, especially with friends. 

- if you’re wrong, man up, admit it, and apologize. Then move on. 

- CALL ME IF YOU’VE BEEN DRINKING. I WILL PICK YOU UP. 

- life is too short to be mean. Just be nice, ok?

- While we’re on the subject of life; life begins outside your comfort zone. True story. 

- encourage positivity and ignore negativity. 

- if you ever find yourself at Taco Bell at 1am, get me a Mexican pizza. No tomato. 

- be present. Put the phone down and turn the iPad off. Talk to people and get outside. 

- learn how to say no to people (truthfully, you’re already pretty good at that…keep it up). 

- don’t take the actions of others personally. Hurt people hurt people. 

- it’s ok if you and your girlfriends grow apart after high school. 

-overall. Be kind, be polite, be strong, be compassionate, be forgiving, be hard working. We love you no matter what.