A Girl’s Freedom
You came in the living room completely naked after getting out of the shower
And you sat in the middle of the floor and proceeded to watch television
For a moment I wondered if your 11 year old little self knew you were naked because you were so comfortable and appeared to be oblivious to me sitting there
You turned around and smiled at me making sure I knew that you knew
As I sat looking at the back of your head
With your curly locks falling down the back of your neck
I began to smile and clap my hands invisibly
You are unencumbered
Without a care in the world
I enjoyed watching your moment
I have spent your entire life loving you
Before you were even born, I was actively loving you
Writing and reading to you in my womb
Dancing with you
Praying for you
Setting the atmosphere for you
Having a girl child posed a set of concerns that I did not particularly have with your brother, at least not to the same degree
I watched your every move, listened to every word spoken to you, and guarded your soul and spirit because I am charged with protecting you
If something happens to you that is on me
Therefore, I guard you accordingly
You are more valuable than a museum full of rare art
Everyone who encounters you declares something majestic about you
And you are
I never wanted you to be censored by male energy in our home
One of the many reasons I have opted not to share my bed space daily
No sharing of a name on a mailbox or drinking out of the same milk carton
No closed doors or Mommy is busy signs on the door
My man cannot live with you
Therefore, he cannot live with me
I gladly go where he is
Wherever that may be in the world on any given day
And as a result, the honeymoon if you will, never ends
We have our time with him, you have your time with him and he has his time with him
At his address and that works for me
Because it works for you
My precious child
Do not ever worry that your sacred space will be encroached upon by male energy
Never worry about having to cover up or be any less of the girl wonder you are because Mommy’s man is around
Hannah be free
Dance, and sing, and play and twirl
Have no concerns
Go ahead, sit naked in the middle of the living floor
You are home baby
I do have one request tho
When you get boobs and booty, your brother will be away at school but when he comes home, please give him some consideration
He lives here too
And I am sure he doesn’t want to see his little sister walking through the house naked so respect his feelings as you expect him to respect yours
Loving you beyond forever,
You don’t need my permission to be free
But I want you to know you have my full support
Go ahead
Be AMAZING!
-Mommy
Originally published at http://penned.xyz on August 9, 2019.
