A daughter like you

My mums once told me

You just wait until

You grow older

And have your own little girl

You'll see just how hard

It is to raise her right

Cos she will be, just like me, causing many sleepless nights

She use to lay awake at night

Hoping I had heard

All those times she tried to teach me

Did I listen to a word

Cos mums have this thing

A feeling deep inside

Its called a mother's instinct

And who knew - its always right

So now I am older

And yes, I had a girl

And sure my mum was right

My daughter is my whole world

She really is just like me

In far too many ways

And my mother's instinct has kicked in

So now I wonder if she hears what I say

Sometimes she takes it in

And sometimes its a good thing

Cos at times she's the one who teaches me

Her life is different so keep listening

So yea.. I may know better

I may have learned a thing or 3

But her life is different to mine

So all I can do is tell my story

Then leave that with her

To figure out her own way

Cos even though it looks the same as me

She has the opportunity

To hear what advice I had from my mum

Then hear my own experience too

From there she has all the info

To carefully choose what she will do

Then if her attempt fails to go right

At least she knows I'm here

Cos I told her no matter what, I'll catch her

I made that very clear

There's no shame in failing

When you're figuring out what works for you

But now and then mums do know best

After learning a thing or 2

When they were young and did certain

Things over and over again

Ignored their mum or didn't even ask

So got stuck all because of being stubborn

Thats why she passed that on

So I wouldn't find myself in that same

Horrible horrible situation

Where there is only you left to blame

Cos some things are so devastating

To go through as a teen

So dont even get close to this part over here

And instead focus on you & ignore that whole scene

Its not worth it. Trust your mum

If she ever says that to you

That usually means no matter how you do it

There's no positive pathway through

Mums are a little more harsh

On their daughters than sons

Thats because they are trying to teach you

How to fight for yourself since its a hard one

Cos girls are naturally soft inside

They find it hard to be safe and guard

Especially when it comes to love

So thats why she can come across as hard

And you may not see it now

Its the best thing for you to do

And one day you might find out what its like

When you have a daughter who is just like you.