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"I’ve never shown this to anyone else," he said when their plates were eht I would" He reached for his wallet and pulled out a folded piece of paper, quickly scanning it in a way that told her he already had every word memorized "My mother wrote a special letter for each of us when she was in the hospital"

She couldn’t stop her hands fro as she took it from him "Are you sure you want me to read this?"

"If she were still here, I’m positive this is what she’d say to you To both of us--since I don’t think I ever really took it in all the way until today"

My darling Sean, I re and sweet you were froh all the books say babies can’t do that on their first day, I knew they rong Because you’ve always been special You’ve always been such a joy And even when you were naughty, it was all I could do not to laugh right along with you every single ti your mother

Serena looked up froain, "are you sure--"

He nodded "Keep reading"

I’ve been writing this letter to you in ot sick Ever since I realized just how good you are at everything School Sports Photography Girls

That h her tears before she realized it was bubbling out

"I know," he said, a s on his lips despite his otherwise extreot me with that, too On purpose, I’m sure of it"

Life is full of choices, always and endlessly It is, I pro alive, even if it doesn’t always see pulled in different directions But through it all, here’s what I hope you will know, and remember, no matter what: It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks you are, Sean It doesn’t ht path is for you All that matters is what you think, and what you feel Because all the answers are right there inside your head, your body, your heart

It’s perfectly normal to be led off course and away froood and bad reasons, by both good and bad people But no s may sometimes feel, the true answers are alithin you, and have been from that very first moe was blurring so badly that Serena had to stop to brush away her tears--carefully, so that they wouldn’t fall on the letter She needed to pause for a moment, too, so that she could settle her heart down and make sure she took in every beautiful word Sean’s mother had written for him

The answers are in your dreas you’re passionate about The answers are in what brings you joy You can follow the path that everyone assumes you should follow Or you can do what really matters most to you

And when you do, I promise that you will always be supported by the people who love you exactly as you are: Strong S and boundless as the sky

I love you, sweetie, not just from your first breath to my last, but until forever