A Letter to my Firstborn
- Jessica Urlichs
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min read
My firstborn,
It was you that made me a mother.
It was you that stopped me in my tracks and paved new ones for me.
It was you that reduced me to the rubble of myself, and then built me back up stronger.
It was you that gave me so many reasons, but also reasons for criticising my body, for loving what it gave me, for being comfortable in my own skin.
It was you who first turned the nights into weeks and the years into days.
It was you that filled me with a type of gratitude I’d never known, each breath you took filled my lungs, each step you took was our journey together.
It was you that introduced me to so many firsts, to a different type of love, heart ache, and to me.
It was you that gave me a kind of confidence I never knew I had within, a whisper turned roar, an exercised patience, a worry that will live in my heart forever.
It was you who unearthed me, things tucked away, no longer buried, it was you who cracked me open.
It was you that showed me a different view of the world, decisions, memories, dreams, are all shaped with you.
It was you I held as I cried in the early months, deep in the trenches, lonely but in the best company. Tired but never more alive. It was you that got me through.
You’re much older now.
But I’ll always remember us in the quiet of the weekdays, where we did nothing and everything. Our chapter.
How it was you, who made me a mother.
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Thank you for that beautiful poem, Jessica Ulrich's. I have sent it to my firstborn son this morning. He's 29 today.
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Such a beautiful tribute to the child who changed everything. The way you describe motherhood feels so real and heartfelt—every sacrifice, every lesson, and every moment of growth. It reminds me that life’s most meaningful stories are often written through love and connection, much like the inspiring journeys shared on cine by. ❤️
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