There are many things I want for my daughters, but here are the ones I want most:

* I hope they will become good friends.

* I hope they will adopt a healthy, active lifestyle.

* I hope they will be passionate about some activity -- be that a physical sport or a mental one.

* I hope they are not prejudice toward any person because of their color, gender, physical abilities or sexual preference.

* I hope they understand that happiness comes from within and there is no person on earth who can ever make them happy.

* I hope they know that anyone who hits them does not love them.

* I hope they find a partner who makes every day of their lives easier and/or better.

* I hope they understand that confidence and self-respect are the sexiest assests any woman has.

* I hope they find a way to earn a living doing what they love, or they find a way to love what they do for a living.

* I hope that if they choose to become mothers, they will have the financial security to choose whether to stay home or go back to work.

* I hope that they will live somewhere near me so I can share the burdens of their life and help them achieve the things they want to.

* I hope they take chances because (as Bon Jovi sings) "you can't win until you'rer not afraid to lose."

* I hope they love to read.

* I hope they laugh at themselves a lot.

* I hope they realize that a woman can never have too many girlfriends, and that, indeed men and women can be just friends.

* I hope they vote in every election.

* I hope they someday realize how deeply a mother's love runs.