A Letter

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A letter to my husband…

We’ve been through happy and sad times in the 14 years that we’ve been together. We’ve grown up together and struggled through some hard life lessons. But through it all, we’ve learned together and our love has become stronger.

While our love is not perfect, I can say with my whole heart that I wouldn’t change our experiences. We are most definitely not the same people or couple that we were when our story began. And I love you more now than I could have ever imagined.

I say all this to express how I felt about you before we entered into the greatest adventure imagineable: parenthood! From the moment we found out we were going to be a family of three, you grew tremendously in those pregnant months than in all the years we’ve been together. And you still continue to amaze me each day while caring for our son.

As a first time parent, we received advice from various sources about how to prepare for a baby, but I honestly don’t think you can ever be completely prepared. As we know, this journey has not been easy and me being such a control freak probably hasn’t helped much (I promise, I have tried to be more open minded with baby things)! Still, you’ve somehow managed to continue being my rock and grounded me when I started to falter.

The sleepless nights will someday end and while we long for the extra shut eye now, I know that our love is even more important to hold onto while we figure this parenting thing out. I just ask that you continue to be the best daddy to our son and remind me of our best days when it’s one of those tearful kind of days.

For all the little and big things you do for our little family, thank you! Our love story is one of a kind and I’m so blessed to have you by my side.

I love you!

Always,
Samantha <3

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About The Author

First time parent to an incredible little boy residing in Northern California. I hold my M.A. in Education with a Specialization in Culturally Responsive Education. My mission is to consistently provide helpful content for other parents to draw from. Parenthood is ever-changing! I look forward to sharing my experiences with you and hope that my posts are insightful.

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate you taking the time to read about our story.????

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    melisvida says:

    This is so sweet, my husband and I have been together for 12 years since we were 16. It’s very odd this happens and its hard to grow together but so worth it.

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Congrats to you, Melisvida!!???? it is extremely rare to hear our kind of stories and how we made it through all those growing pains together. But you are right, it is SO worth it! I wish you many more successful and happy years together.❤

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    onehoppymomma says:

    What a wonderful gesture to your husband. It’s important to remind each other just how much they mean to you.

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thanks, onehoppymomma! We are definitely partners in this and the appreciation for one should never go unnoticed. Thank you for reading!

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thank you, Jeferson! I know he needs the words of appreciation just as much as I do some days.???? Thanks for reading!

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thank you so much for reading! I love sharing my experiences and hope to inspire others as well.????

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thank you very much, Ritika! Patience is so key in relationships as well as understanding between each other. Both are needed especially when you have a child and you are trying to figure it all out together.????

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    Nina says:

    I love this! Totally relate with this, “While our love is not perfect, I can say with my whole heart that I wouldn’t change our experiences.” My husband and I are extremely different in a lot of ways but so the same with our love for each other.

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Aww! I love hearing that about other couples.???? I feel like couples need to be different from their partners in order to succeed. Thanks for reading!

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thank you, Heather! I think communication and trust are key. Without the trust, I don’t think we would have made it through half of the challenges we faced.❤

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    mariaaar says:

    This is what a real relationship should be. Sticking through the good & especially the hard times. It’s all about patience and understanding.

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    Luna S says:

    This is so sweet and reminds me of my husband and I, we’ve been together for 11 years now (since I was 16) we’ve been through so much and I love him a whole ton.

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      Samantha Flores says:

      Thank you so much, Luna! You especially know the challenges that come with growing and learning together and it looks like you’ve been able to get to the other side together. I wish you many more years of happiness together!????

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