Article May 13, 2002 Issue

Chosen by an angel

By Mimi Doe

I will always recall the day, 11 years ago, when my daughter Whitney, then a blonde-haired sprite of four, and I were sipping lukewarm chamomile tea out of her chipped plastic tea cups on our sunny deck.

"I picked you to be my mom," Whitney casually mentioned. "Yup, I was an angel in heaven checking out all the moms, and I said, 'She's the one for me.' "

I was so relieved! If she'd picked me to be her mom, then I didn't have to be perfect. She'd chosen me, so we were in this dance together, each with our own unique identities joined as mother and daughter.

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About the author

Mimi is the author of Busy but Balanced (St. Martin's Griffin) and 10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting (Harper Perennial), as well as a popular online newsletter available at WWW. spiritual-parenting.com.

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