When you thought I wasn’t looking, you hung my first painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint another.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you fed a stray cat, and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you baked a birthday cake just for me, and I knew that little things were special things.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you said a prayer, and I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you kissed me good-night, and I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt – but that it’s all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you smiled, and it made me want to look that pretty, too.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you cared, and I wanted to be everything I could be.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I looked… and wanted to say thanks for all those things you did when you thought I wasn’t looking.