To Sarah, age 8, and Kahlo, age 6, to be read on the day you both have a crush on the same boy

Lee says, KAYA!

I was really inspired by the wonderful letters of the writers in Real Simple magazine. They got me thinking about what the future might hold for my children. In this layout, I am writing to my two daughters. I hope to make one layout for my son soon. And maybe make more layouts, with my DH writing letters to the KiDS. It will be nice to have his voice in our scrapbooks.

I couldn’t find a photo of the three of us girls facing the camera, but I think this one is just right as it captures my two girls’ different personalities. One was excited to be so high in the air (we were on the giant Ferris wheel in Enchanted Kingdom) while the other looked apprehensive. Me? I was just enjoying this moment with my girls.

Journaling:
I hope you two are still talking because I really want you to read this together. No peeking please. – Mama.

Inside the envelope:

Dearest Sarah and Kahlo,

If you are reading this letter, then the moment I have been dreading as a woman and as a mom has happened. You are both attracted to the same boy.

I was hopeful this would never happen. After all, you two are very different from each other. You have different personalities and tastes. You, Sarah, are the more girly-girl while you Kahlo, have always been one of the boys. That’s not to say that either is a bad thing. But you two make a conscious effort to be different from each other. When Sarah declared she likes fruits, Kahlo said she’s the one who eats vegetables. Sarah (being older) got to pick pink and purple as her favorite colors first. And you Kahlo was quite content with yellow and orange. Until recently. When you realized you like pink, too, and bravely declared to your older sister that it’s perfectly alright you like pink because Sarah “doesn’t own all the colors.”

So now I’m beginning to think the two of you having a crush on one boy is not too far-fetched after all. There is only two years age difference between you. That means, you will be studying two years in the same high school or even the same university. Who knows, there might be some campus jock or geek that you’d both be fascinated by.

Now that this has happened, remember the #1 rule in our house. The same rule that has been enforced since you were but toddlers. “If you can’t share, you can’t have.” I hope by now you two have fully grasped the meaning of the word. SHARE! Often times I have caught you wanting the same thing but somehow you resolved it. Sure there were lots of screaming and crying (I hope you are too mature for that now) but at the end of the day, you were still the closest of sisters, if not the best of friends.

If the object of your affection decides that he likes one of you more…to that lucky girl, do not gloat. Think about your sister who might be hurting. I am not saying that you should deny your own feelings, I just want you to be considerate of her feelings, too. Talk to her. Love her.

To you dear child who must by now be feeling heart-broken, remember that you are loved. By me, by your Papa, by your brother and sister, long before this boy came along. There will be other boys. It’s just that in this case, you didn’t fit. Remember that he has his own tastes and personality, too. And it’s not about what you are or what you are not, but what suits him at this moment. Talk to your sister. Love her. Chaperone her on her dates.

If he doesn’t return either of your feelings, then boo for him. It’s obvious he doesn’t know you at all. There can be no more loving, more sensitive and more charming girls than the two of you. He doesn’t know how privileged he is that he has my best girls admiring him. So my two sweethearts, move on. There are many more boys out there. More than enough for the two of you to share. I’m sure in time you will find the perfect fit for each of you, different tastes, personalities and all.

Love,
Mama (age 40, who had many crushes and the accompanying drama before finding the perfect fit in your Papa at age 30)
- March 31, 2008

Materials Used:
PPS – Basic Grey, Making Memories; Stickers – Basic Grey, EK Success; Diecuts – Basic Grey, K& Co., MAMBI; Rubons – American Crafts; Flowers – Prima; Buttons – Autumn Leaves; Fibers – Making Memories; Ink – Tsukineko; Pen – Staedtler; Adhesive – Saunders, Zots; Tools – Basic Grey Notch and Die Tool, Crop-a-Dile; EK Success puncher.

Techniques:

Layering, inking, I really got alot of mileage from my BG tool and Crop-A-Dile to make the scalloped edges.

About ME:
Enough about me. Let’s talk about you. What do you think of me?