Every friend group has (and NEEDS) a designated “mom.”

Don’t know who it is in your group? Well, if you love organizing and stationary, giving advice, and snacks, it’s probably you. But have no fear! The designated mom is essential to keep the group together (and alive).

So, here are 12 signs that you may be the mom of your friend group:

1. You're always early.

You have a busy schedule! As the designated mom, if I say I’m picking you up at 4, I’m outside of your house at 3:45 LATEST.

2. You always have a full car.

You are always designated driver, you always have your friends screaming in the backseat, and you’re fine with it. Bonus points if you keep snacks in the car.

3. You're the go-to for advice.

You put a genuine thought in all the advice you give, you're real with your friends, and your advice is usually what will benefit them in the long run (even if it's not always what they want to hear).

4. You always have the things your friends need in your purse.

Tissues? Check. Pen? Check. Advil? Check. Snacks? Check.

5. You send out reminders.

Whether it’s reminding your friends that they have a test tomorrow or that their parents’ wedding anniversary is Thursday, you’ve done it. Your friends would be lost without you.

6. You drive your friends home from a party or event, even if you weren’t there.

There is no way you will leave your friends without a ride, even if that means leaving your bed to pick them up.

7. You always make sure your friends are well fed.

The second you see your friends, you make sure they ate dinner, ask if they need a snack, and supply them with food if needed.

8. Your friends’ safety is your #1 priority.

You definitely make sure they are all wearing seatbelts, they’re putting themselves in safe situations, and you may have even “mom-armed” them a few times.

9. You’re the mediator.

If two of your friends are fighting, you will make them sit down and talk it out. You will not rest until the problem is resolved.

10. You call people pet names like "honey" or "sweetie."

If these pet names are your go-to, you're part of an elite club that consists of mothers, gay best friends, and the sweet woman that lives next door (and me).

11. You have a planner (and actually use it).

How else are you supposed to remember all of your friends' events?

12. Your friends call you “mom.”

Easy enough… If your friends refer to you as “mom”, you are the designated mother.