What is your name : Tara Laliberte

Who do you want the poem written for: My Mum

Why do you want the poem written: I want my mum to know how much I love her.
I want her to know that I am so happy that God granted me with her and our relationship.

What are the key messages you would like to send: No matter what, through all the fights and the arguments, we have come out strong, standing together inseperable. She is so important to me that I couldn't survive without her in my life. I have learned so much through the years from her: how to be independent, how to be responsible, how to take care of things that are priorities. I never knew that everything she yelled about, everything she warned me about when I was growing up, would come back around and make sense. everything makes sense now. Everything she told me about life has come true right up till today even. She is my force, she's the backbone in my family, she finishes the triangle that is her, my dad and me. I have formed a bond with both of my parents individually but the bond that we all have together is completely stronger then anything I have experienced in my life.

Do you have any funny, sad, happy, embarrassing or otherwise memorable moments that you would like to share: I took off from home after a huge fight I had with my mom. I was gone for a year and a half. I was at the bottom of the barrel at that point in my life, I had nowhere to turn. I called my mum, for the first time in a year and a half....I told her I needed to come home, I needed her to come get me. She did. First thing we did was hug and cry. I will never forget that day. That day was the start of my change. It was a change I needed. With me getting married in 2 weeks she starting to get the "I want to be a grammy" bug! She makes remarks all the time.......I cannot wait to have that experience with my mum. To give her little grand babies, to have her help me through a pregnancy for the first time and to have her see me in something she is already a pro at!

Do you have any other comments or thoughts: Whenever I doubt myself in some type of journey that life throws at me.....I know I can call her. I know that no matter what time of day, whenever I need her, she's there. She makes me pick my face off the floor when I have bad days, she makes me feel better when everything around me seems bad.
I am always her little girl but through the experience of planning my wedding for the past year and a half.....I have never before felt like a woman standing next to a woman that is my mum.

What style of poem would you prefer (happy, sad, romantic etc.): Happy & Sad. Sentimental

Please choose which package you would prefer : Standard

Do you have any last comments or thoughts:Radio-1

Would you like a copy of the handwritten drafts (prepaid Unique and Deluxe only): Yes

Time For A Change

Mum, there's a few words I want to say, but in truth, I just don't know where to start, because I wanted you to know how much I love you, but I also wanted to share a few words from the heart: So, I think I'll start by looking skywards, and thanking God in the heavens above, because I know I've been blessed to have shared you, I know that I've been blessed with your love. I also know that we've had our fights and arguments, but hey, life is never a rose filled dream, but through it all, we pulled through, we proved to the world we truly are a team. We have come out strong and inseparable, and I'm so happy that forever, it's united we'll stand, because I couldn't survive without you in my life, and I think these are words you will understand. You've given me so many pearls of wisdom over the years, and I'd like to thank you for every lesson that you've taught, you've shown me how to be independent and responsible, but I never would've made it without your unyielding support. You've also taught me how to prioritize, and when I've got a problem, how to fathom it out, and now I realize all those warnings you gave me were prophetic, now, I know the absolute sense in everything you yelled about!! Everything you told me about life has come true, and you're my force, the backbone of our family, you finish the perfect triangle with such finesse, and that triangle is of course you, Dad and me. I have formed a bond with both of my parents, but what we share is stronger than all the steel on this Earth, and I realize just what I've got with you in my life, yes, Mum, I do appreciate your true and honest worth. I spent 18 months at the bottom of that barrel, but you rescued me and all it took was just the one call, and now, for the first time, I feel like a real woman, in fact, because of you, I feel about ten feet tall. I'll never forget that day when I came home again, the first thing that we did was hug and cry, and Mum, I just wanted you to know what you mean to me, or at least, I wanted to give it my very best try. You see, that was the turning point for me, and they say that a change is as good as a rest, well, I certainly needed to change, and you did it, Mum, truly, you are the absolute, the very best. I also know that you're starting to get the Grammy bug, well, I think that's something I can proudly arrange, and so then, one day in the future, we can both say happily: "Do you know what? I think it's time for a change".

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Allen Jesson

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