Somehow over the course of this summer, I've been deemed the "mom" of my friends, by multiple groups of friends and by my siblings. It's gotten bad. But I've decided to momentarily take a break from worrying about others to embrace my motherliness and celebrate why I love my role as being a "friend mom." If you're experiencing many or all of the symptoms below, you too are probably the mom of your friends too. Don't be scared, we have fluffed pillows and freshly baked cookies. Do you want something to drink?
1. You find yourself trying to convince your friends not to do something so they won't get hurt.
"Do you really think sliding down the banister down three flights of stairs is a good idea? I don't feel like taking you to the hospital tonight."
2. Big day for a friend? You better believe they're getting a good luck text of encouragement.
"Hi! You're the best and you're gonna kill it today! So proud of you and love you so much!" I need to make that a shortcut on my keyboard.
3. A friend is sick? Nurse Mom to the rescue.
"Do you need soup? Or Sprite? I'm gonna go get you soup and Sprite."
4. Your siblings are getting ticked that you've begun semi-parenting them.
"Did you eat before practice? Do you have everything you need?"
5. Your purse is like Mary Poppins.
Full of not-so important things to troubleshoot problems. Bandaids, snacks, Ibuprofen, phone charger; all "just in case" someone were to need it.
6. Friends consistently ask you to remind them of important things they need to do.
Because they know you'll actually remember to make sure they do it. I got oyu.
7. You seriously struggle with wanting to help fix everyones problems.
You just want to make sure your kids friends are happy.
8. You watch videos like this one and feel so understood.
"Ooh yeah, that's me."
9. Friends have created a mom hashtag for you.
Embarrassingly enough, I do have one. #BasicMom for the win.
10. Your friends call you mom on a regular basis.
Not just in person either, don't think you're safe from it on Facebook.
In all honesty, my friends are the best and I love them to death. I don't mind being mom-like, it's pretty fun and I love making sure the people I love and care about are happy and well taken care of. They can keep calling me mom for as long as they'd like, as long as I don't have to actually have kids of my own yet. Yeah, no. I'm not ready for that yet.
