Dear Kid -
First and foremost I want to just go ahead and let you know... I hope that for you, life always makes sense. And then I want you to know, it probably never will. If you happen to be a beautiful baby girl, I'm just gonna go ahead and inform you -- boys ... they're all stupid. And if you are a handsome baby boy -- girls, they're also all stupid. Besides your mother of course. Anyways, if you care to know anything about me .. you should know I'm the greatest person you ever meet. I usually like to think I'm good at advice, but chances are I suck at it. Growing up me and my friends went through a lot ... and I hope you never have to go through some of the things we did. But if life throws you some of them awful curves, I hope you have the most amazing friends to experience them with you like I did. Friends, are everything. Remember that. Relationships, are incredibly over-rated in high school ... and if you ever ditch your friends for a "significant other" I will some how find a way to make sure you are put in jail ... or maybe just ground you. Mainly I just want you to do what makes you happy ... as long as no illegal substances are involved. Which also reminds me ... if I am ever called in the middle of the night and woke up by a police officer, I will tell them they have the wrong number. Okay okay, so maybe not the first time .. but the second time -- thats a promise. Basically kid, just live your life. Never lose sight of your faith, hope, or strength -- and you'll survive. Know that everything, and I mean everything happens for a reason. Always keep a smile on your face, and never be ashamed of who you are, or where you come from (cause thats me of course). And last but not least as Lauren Conrad and Boy Meets World use to say .. " Life's tough, Get a Helmet "


love,
yo momma.