I wake up, my eyes groggy from a night of sleep.⠀

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I thought back to my night.⠀

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When I had to go pee and I snuck over to your bedroom and woke you up… you came with me. Your whisper in the dark helped me feel safe. ⠀

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When the shadows seemed scary and I cried into the dark night and you came and your arms comforted me. The shadows disappeared and I felt comfort in your arms.⠀

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I blink my groggy eyes twice and feel a rumbling in my belly,⠀

I run over to your room and wake you up to tell you I’m hungry. ⠀

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Moooom! Wake up! I’m ready for breakfast! ⠀

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I wake you up.⠀

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I see you wipe your eyes. ⠀

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You look at Dad, you look tired, but you look at me and I feel ready for another day where I’ll need you.⠀

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I don’t know if you understand just how much I rest in your love.⠀

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How much I look forward to our time together.⠀

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How I cherish your words.⠀

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You are my first thought when I wake up and my last thought when I go to sleep.⠀

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Mom, I know some days it feels like I need you too much.⠀

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It seems like I need you for everything right now.⠀

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I get that it’s tough. ⠀

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This is new for you and it’s new for me too. ⠀

I like when you take care of you mom. You need to.

I feel safe when you set boundaries, when you say “I can’t let you” even if I protest it at the time.

It’s because don’t quite know how to be two yet, I’m learning, and I think you’re learning too.

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I’m two and you are my rock, my secure base to see the world from.⠀

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When I explore I look back to you.⠀

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I may not need you like this forever, someday I’ll be older, I’ll be grown.⠀

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But as I get older I’ll always know you are there to fall back on, my fortress, my home