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3 going on 30

Dear Ily, You are less than a month from turning 4. I've decided to begin writing letters to you, because there are so many things I want to tell you that you just can't comprehend yet, because you're 3. You are so smart, though! Just yesterday you were obsessing over planets. I accidentally showed you a video that went all the way through to the end of the universe, and you asked "IS EARTH GONNA COME BACK?!?" with all the concern you could muster. That's a good question, little girl. I hope we help keep this planet habitable for you and your future children. I hope we haven't already screwed it up too much. It's a pretty stressful thing to think about. But I digress. The point of this is to talk to who you are as a person right now, and right now you are my beloved baby girl, even though you are totally a "big girl" and sooo independent already. You've got big feelings, big ideas, and big hair (I mean, that stuff is everywhere). ...