My Daughter, Katie Comments

My Dear Daughter, Katie,
I love you. I have always, always, loved you. Please find peace in the fact that I never once blamed you for my failures. I own them, and they were my burden to carry; not yours.

I remember the day you were born. I went into the hospital on the 5th day of May. It was gloomy outside, and I felt like I had the flu. I laid on the roll-a-way couch in the living room of your Grandma Darlene's house, curled in a ball, grimacing, and wondering what my young life had yet in store for I was not ready for you. You were not my plan. And I was whisked away to the hospital. Just like that.
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