Listen baby:
The very things you tell yourself are the very things that are true
You like listening to a whole lot of folks but you’d do better if you’d listen to you
You’re at a new place in your life
Leaving college filled with knowledge
But you don’t know if where you are is where you want to be
Cold feet
Teaching kids that don’t look like me
You know with your own is where you need to be – you’re needed
And not to sound conceited, but you could do better
Listless love affairs and you ain’t even making no cheddar?
But I can’t be mad at you, with your independent self.
You’re more dependent than you care to say
Awaiting one of those late night chariots to transform into the carriage carrying your prince charming to carry you away
You’d run out of both crystal slippers trying to catch him before he knows the real you
Baby blue gown hiding all the tarnished purity you have
You worry about a whole lot of things but the man you’ll get sooner than you think will love you because of all that
Everyone you hug now won’t feel your embrace forever
Pains are coming unlike any you’ve ever known
But I promise it gets better
You’re stronger than you recognize
And you’ll pull from that strength to dry your mother’s eyes
But those times will pass
You’ll be a great teacher – no matter how much you think it won’t work
You’ll be a great wife – no matter how much you think he won’t find his way to you
You’ll learn a whole lot about love, life, and self before your 20’s are through
So stop stressing
You’ll make it to 29 to write this letter to you