The Basket We Carry In Life

"Your little basket is in mine when you were born -
'coz there were too many things you couldn't do for yourself:
i had the responsibility of feeding you, changing you, bathing you,
and doing everything else you couldn't do on your own;
so i put your basket in mine and carried them both for a while..."

"As you grew older and began to do some things on your own,
i began placing a few more things in your basket...
and as you grow older, there will be more and more things
you must do on your own"...

"And you will eventually carry your own basket -
with things only you can do:
like deciding whom you want to be friends with,
whom you will date, what college you will go to,
and whom you will marry -
because you decide the things that belong in your basket"...

"One day, when i'm much older -
there will be things i can no longer carry in my basket;
When that time comes, you will eventually
be taking things out of my basket,
and placing them into your own -
just like i do now" for all the grandmas and grandpas...

"Eventually, the things
that are in my basket
will be taken out,
for i won't always be strong enough
to carry everything
i'm carrying right now"...

So, until that day comes, my dear girl -
let me do the worrying, and deciding:
"Just remember, that your basket
isn't nearly as big as you think it is", still...