If you hv a daughter

 If you have a daughter,

show her the reality.

If you have a daughter,

preserve her sanity

instead of feeding her

the dreams of a prince charming.

For he may arrive—

and still fail her.

Teach her to pamper her own wings,

to know their strength,

to trust their span.

Let her fill her own space first 

so vast, so complete,

too infinite to be measured by anyone else.

Let her be enough—

long before she is loved.

God forbid, if love fades,

may she hold on to her dignity

and walk away—

like a wave that knows

when to wade back to the sea.**