straight up....

baby Ella,
permission....
permission to feel exactly what you are feeling
and make no bones about it.
permission to wear it
permission to say it
permission to express it.
permission to do something completely different
permission to take the day off
permission to break some rules
permission to go to bed early.
permission to ask for help
permission to ask one more time.
permission to take a half hour,
just for you,
only you,
and do one thing that fills you up.