“Mommy, you’re my best friend.” | GUEST POST from Being Mrs. Beer

February 25, 2016·

Hey y’all! It’s Molly, here. FIRST… THANK YOU for stopping by still being molly. If you’re new here, WELCOME! I hope you stay and take a look around! If you’re a regular reader, HEY THERE, FRIEND!

So, I just had Baby #2! I’ve got some AMAZING blog friends who are helping me out over the next few weeks by sharing some AWESOME posts. Everything from fashion and style to life and motherhood. I am so appreciative of all of these ladies for helping me and giving me a little bit of a breather as I take some time to rest and spend time with my family. I didn’t do a great job of that when Lilly was born, so I’m trying to do a little better this time. 🙂 I have some of my own content already planned and written… but I will be peppering in some of these guest posts, too! I hope you will take the time to read them and leave them some love! I also hope you’ll take the time to visit their blogs and check them out. Each one of them is amazing. 

Thank you for supporting me, this blog, and my family! I might be biased, but I think I have the best readers around! 🙂 

xo, Molly

Today’s guest post is from my girl Jess over at Being Mrs. Beer. Jess was actually a blog reader of mine who became a great blog friend and who is also a fellow oily lover like me! She is fabulous and writes an AMAZING blog! I couldn’t love her more! Enjoy!

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The first time Abbie said it, my heart skipped a beat. “Mommy, you’re my best friend.”

It was the moment I’d been looking forward to since we found out she was a girl. The moment I’ll always remember as a part of our relationship, a moment I hope to build on for the rest of my life. You see, when my husband and I first decided to start a family, there was one thing I was hoping for more than most.  I was hoping for a girl first.

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I know you’re supposed to say the right thing here, that you would be happy with a healthy baby, regardless of the baby’s gender. While that was the ultimate goal, given the choice, I knew I would choose to have a girl first.

You see, when you’re pregnant, there are so many unknowns. There are so many, many things that will be new to you when you become a parent, and I wanted something familiar, something I knew. I wanted the relationship of a mother and daughter, and I wanted to be on the other side of it. There’s just nothing quite like being a girl mom. My own mom has always called me “my girl,” and it’s something I didn’t really pick up on until I was older. Some moms call their kids their babies, but me? I was always “my girl.” Now Abbie is my girl.

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The relationship you have with a daughter is so incredibly special, and a huge responsibility at the same time. I want her to be like me, but I also want her to be better than me. I want her to love what I love, but I want her to have the traits I love in her dad. Most of all, I want the world to be better for her. I want her to know how to stand up for herself and to know she deserves respect. I want her to know she is valued for every part of her, not just her looks. I want her to smart, to be brave. I want her to be fearless and funny. I want her to learn everything she can and be everything she wants and nothing she doesn’t.

I want her to have choices, and it’s my job to teach her she has them. It’s my job to give her the best example I can of how to be a woman, how to embrace who you are and what you want. Raising a daughter is a huge responsibility. It’s exactly the responsibility I wanted, and I’m thankful every day that Abbie is mine.

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Thanks Molly for having me today while you snuggle with your new little one! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Jess, and I blog over at Being Mrs. Beer about anything and everything – motherhood, food, life, and style. If you’d like to pop over and follow along, my social media links are below!

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