A letter to Ada

My sweet love, you are seven months old today. Just writing that blows my mind. Seven months in the grand scheme of things is a mere drop in a vast ocean. But for me it has been everything. I wasn't able to be with you for most of the day. I was studying. I am conflicted about this, even though I shouldn't be. Even though I'm only gone for seven hours, and I know you're having an amazing time with your dad, I still feel guilty, like I should be there with you. But I want to show you that, when you're older, you can be a career women, a student, a mum all at the same time. I am striving now to be a better person for you. I fail, and will fail, but I'll never stop trying.