Dear Mom,
It’s Daisy. I never got to say this, so here it is. Thank you.
Thank you for taking me home. You could have gone home without me, and you didn’t.
“She stole my side of the bed every single night.” Thank you for letting me. You could have stopped me. You never really tried.
Thank you for the walks in the rain, when you didn’t feel like going and went anyway.
Thank you for the vet bills you never mentioned and the floors you cleaned without a word.
You gave me 12 years, and I never once wanted a different person.
That’s all. That’s the whole letter. I just wanted you to know I noticed.
Love, always,
Daisy