Author archives: Julie Kim
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Dear Romy,
It was your first time flying.
You did not want to get on that plane.
From the first step in, you were loud and it was clear that even someone as fearless as you, feared the unknown.
In a state of panic and tears, you clung onto every doorframe and did everything in your will to g[...]
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Dear Jason,
From cloud nine to year nine, we've been through rain, shine and many changing seasons.
Remember when we felt like we were up in the clouds. Marriage seemed so light, airy and fluffy.
We would never go a day without saying "I love you" and the only thing we would fight over was wh[...]
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Dear Zoey,
Five days ago, you turned lucky number seven!
It's crazy to think that down the road your earliest memories will be from these very moments.
I remember when you were two years old and I would long for the days you would go to school and now you're already in grade two!
Only three we[...]
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Dear Jason,
40 years ago, there was you.
35 years ago, there was me.
10 years ago, there was we.
You were nearing the end of your 20's.
And I remember how much you were dreading turning 30.
The old jokes never got old and you pretty much thought your life was over.
You just had no idea that it was [...]
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Dear Appa,
You are here with us.
And you are always there for us.
Even when we give you a hard time, you never give up on us.
And when your life feels like an episode of "The View" and you've just had enough, we know you'll always be our leading man.
You're not always the best at expressi[...]
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Dear Emma,
There was a time when your only response was "Five more minutes."
Like when we'd yell "Bedtime!" at the top of our lungs, from the top of the stairs.
You'd shout back "Five more minutes!"
Forgetting that you'd already said that five minutes ago.
"Five more minutes!" as your dinner [...]
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Dear Romy,
What would life be like without you?
It would be like riding a tricycle without the third wheel.
It would be like listening to a trio without the third harmony.
It would be like eating neapolitan ice cream without the strawberry.
What would life be like without you?
It would fee[...]
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Dear Jason,
Year One was nice.
Year Two was twice as nice.
Year Three was three times as busy.
Year Seven was everything times seven, the good stuff and the tough.
Which brings us to Year Eight.
Did I ever imagine life would be like this eight years in? Never.
Never would've I imagi[...]
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Dear Zoey,
My sweet, sensitive and shy girl.
If you were a flower, you'd be a wallflower.
You fight hard to hold back your tears.
You avoid the crowds.
You fear the spotlight more than the dark.
The world will tell you big girls don't cry.
And your shyness is a weakness.
It's[...]
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Dear Jason,
Time.
Feels like we never have enough of it these days.
And then there are days when we just want it to pass.
We never have enough and yet it's all we have.
The days may feel long, but the years are truly short.
Sometimes a moment can feel like a lifetime, but when we look back[...]
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Dear Appa,
You are as tall as a tower
You are as strong as a car
You are as sharp as a shark
And you are as powerful as a superhero
Thank you for everything you do.
From fixing mommy's mistakes to kissing our boo-boo's away, you are our one and only handyman.
Thank you for everything[...]
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Dear Zoey, Emma and Romy,
You girls wouldn't be alive today without me
And yet I wouldn't survive a day without you
You girls have grown to half your adult size
And yet I've grown double that as a mom
You girls get into trouble every single day
And yet I've needed way more timeouts
You girl[...]
