little girl

Dear Heather age 8,

Hi there sweet girl. It's you 23 years later. I hope you are doing ok and are happy! I haven't been in a long time, but I'm getting there. I'm not gonna lie, I miss playing with barbies. That was the most fun I think I ever had. As I think about it now, they allowed us to escape and become someone else. It sounds horrible,

because we didn't have a bad childhood! We were so spoiled and loved...yet we still craved attention? Why was that? Oh, and the dreams we had. Wow. All you ever wanted to do was sing in front of people and have them love your voice. You don't care who you sing in front of now...but just wait. There will come a time when you cannot imagine singing in front of strangers. You still sing all the time, though. Mostly in your car. Remember your dreams of a fairytale life, getting married & being a princess? Well, not to burst your bubble, but life certainly is NOT a fairytale. Please don't assume there is just one great love in your life. You will waste an awful lot of time living within that illusion. We are still single, but that's ok. I know that we will find someone amazing...and who thinks we are equally as amazing. I know you think that the friends you have now are the cats meow...well, ok they are. But, there are so many new ones that you are going to meet. They are going to change your life. Some will break your heart, and some will pick up those broken pieces. From now on I am going to try to invoke some of your vitality, fearlessness, and disillusions and mix it with my life experience and knowledge. We are going to make it work, kid. After all, we are all that we've got. I love you.