I won't, but I will

I won't give you everything that you want, but I will give you everything that you need.

I won't give you money every time you ask for it, but I will give you a piggy bank.

I won't let you spend your adolesence prowling the mall with your friends unsupervised, but I will try to make our home the kind of place where your friends want to come and you do too.

I won't try to be your friend, but I will always be here for you.

I won't laugh at your mistakes, but I will help you learn from them.

I won't pull your pants up really high to make you look funny...scratch that, yes I will.

I won't feed you only the things you want to eat, but I will feed you the things that will help you grow up strong and healthy.

I won't turn on a nightlight, but I will sit with you and teach you to pray when you are afraid of the dark.

I won't make you wear pants with flowers embroidered on them when you are in 8th grade. I promise I won't.

I won't make you confide in me, but I will be so happy if you do.

I won't make you call me when you miss me, kiss me when you see me, hug me cuz you love me, but I will cry happy tears if you do.

I won't expect perfection, but I will expect your best.

I won't eat all the chocolate chip cookie dough icecream without you, but I will try.

I won't be perfect, but I will always be mom.

To my best boy and my best girl. I won't, but I will. Smooch.

Sorry I just had to.