An Open Letter to My Daughter

Ariifeoluwa Sibyl

Ariife, April 2022

Arii, 아리야!

Where do I even start? Before you, I explored the world with a jaded, narrow heart. And then our story began when we got that call from our worker about a baby girl needing a placement — on that late night in May 2020 at 11:49 pm. Dad and I heeded the call, and that remains one of the best decisions we have ever made. The instant I laid eyes on…