Will they know I tried my best?

Will they know how hard it was?

              To see them miss out?

              To see them slip?

              To see them sad?

Will they know how, deep-down, I was so happy to be around them? To soak up stolen ‘little kid’ time?

Will they know that I missed focusing on work? And that I felt guilty about that?

Will they know that I was so thrilled and touched to watch their relationship with each other strengthen, grow, and evolve? That I pray that they always remain playmates?

Will they know that the world was so, so scary?

              That reform was necessary?

              That hard conversations were finally beginning?

              That we did our best to balance letting it in and protecting them?

Will they know that some days were so hard, and none of them were their fault?

Will they know I tried my best?

With care, Lauren.