Dear child

You are not a mistake. We never planned for you, because we didn't know you were possible, but we are so grateful to have you. We have had kids before you, but life is complicated and we don't get to see your brothers and sister, and I hope you get a chance to meet them someday. In the meantime, we plan to give you as much love and time that we can, and give you the best life we can afford. We don't know if you're a boy or girl yet, and just in case, I at least plan on writing down both names we have chosen for you. This is not the world we wanted for you to grow up in. There are very hard times ahead, but we hope they get better before you have to worry about that. My mom and dad passed over about three years ago, and I miss their presence and guidance a lot in times like this. They would have loved to meet you and your mother. She is a magnificent person, although quite strange, I think you'll like her almost as much as I do. We plan to get married next month, which we planned on before we knew about you, we just happen to be doing it a few months sooner because of you. We have such huge hopes and dreams for you. Nothing personal, just for you to be good at whatever it is you enjoy and to be happy doing it. Remember, money comes and goes in life, but people are priceless. Even people you really don't like are or were precious to someone, and if you're ever tempted to hurt them, remember that. I plan on teaching you everything I know about martial arts, in case you ever need to defend yourself, and so you know how to protect the people you care about some day.

With all the love in the world
Your other parent