Things I Want to Teach My Daughter
We are merely one week away from the due date and my daughter can literally be born any day now. When expecting your first child there is much to do and prepare for. Childhood is all about learning and I was thinking about all the things I need to teach my daughter. Here is my list so far. What have I forgotten?
- How to make homemade pancakes
- How to skip a stone
- All the words to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man”
- How to make homemade pasta sauce
- We need each other
- How to order a cheesesteak
- How to boo like a true Philly fan
- How to make a mess
- How to clean up
- Don’t belive everything you hear
- You are priceless
- How to use a drill
- Righty tighty, lefty loosey.
- How to program an if-else block and a for loop
- Just because you can embarrass someone doesn’t mean you should
- I’m not perfect
- Your mother isn’t perfect either but she is close
- When you are young you’ll think I know everything
- As you get older you’ll think I know nothing
- At some point you’ll find out the answer is somewhere in between
- I’ll never put anything, including myself, before you
- Please and thank you are very powerful
- How to swim
- How to build a snowman
- How to fly a kite
- Promises should never be broken
- Sometimes promises get broken
- How to throw a ball
- How to swing a bat
- It is not OK to be weak
- Asking for help takes strength
- Never stop learning
- The world is not black and white
- Nothing can make me love you more
- Nothing can make me love you less
- People will respect you more if you speak up
- No one will respect you if you talk back
- How to build a sandcastle
- Don’t confuse love and like
- How to change a flat tire
- You may not be a princess but you should value yourself as one
- Take pride in your appearance
- Appearance isn’t everything
- If you’re not 10 minutes early, you’re late
- Forgive but never forget
- Be able to be self-sufficient
- Don’t be afraid to lean on others
- If love is not unconditional, it’s not really love
- Women can be strong, just look at your mother
- Trying is more important than winning
- Losing happens to everyone
- When you allow losing to become a habit, you become a loser
- Work hard
- Hard work doesn’t always pay off
- Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty
- Be kind to everybody
- Some people will try to manipulate your kindness
- Some people think I’m too emotionally involved with sports
- You can never bee too emotionally involved with sports
- Don’t ever wear the logo of a non-Philly professional sports team
- You can always come home
- I like making up nicknames
- Most nicknames I create don’t stick around very long
- Family is important
- Don’t confuse blood with family
- How to dance in the kitchen
- You will always be my baby girl
- I will always love you