Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Top 5 Reasons My Daughter is My Hero

5. Funky Shoes
As a child, Lauren proudly wore loud, funky shoes, even if classmates laughed. She gave me the courage to be a little bolder.

4. Ridiculously Dark Eyeliner
As a teen, she was never afraid to overdo the eye makeup, even when I suggested she'd fallen for the old sooty binocular trick.

3. Discussing Mistakes
Lauren has always been willing to talk about her mistakes to people she thought might learn from them.

2. Making Her Dreams Happen
At 10, she wanted to become a Marine. At 18, she did.

1. Making Others' Dreams Happen
She knew she wasn't ready to have a child; she had him for people who were.

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