i hope you know

I hope you know that sometimes, you can't be selfish-especially when it comes to your kids. I've never asked much of you-if anything, I've tried my hardest to bite my tongue when I saw something that bothered me, but made you happy. I hope you know, that I hope my kids can come and talk to me, knowing that I will be supportive of their dreams and aspirations; that I'll be there for them, understanding as I can be though times have changed. I won't look down upon them as if they were constantly lost: because I'll know that I had taught them well, well enough to know that they'll have direction and I know sometimes they'll get lost, but I will be there to help them when they need it. Practical... of course I'll be practical, but I know my kids will be too because after all, they're my kids. I promise to know their characters: strong-willed, determined, dreamers... I'll know them better than I know myself. Your indecisiveness hurts me; your lack of appreciation for the person that I've become pierces my heart a thousand times. I hope you know that I love you, but you have disappointed me.