My mom is the one of the few people who has stayed in my life for a long, long, long time. Without her I would not even be here, literally. We have such a wonderful relationship and I wish every girl could experience such a bond with their mother. She is beautiful, kind-hearted, caring, and once in a while a little cranky. She is a crazy woman, but my life would not be the same without her.
1. I have canceled plans with your friends to hang out with my mom once, or twice, or hundreds of times.
2. I call her first for every little thing that is going on in my life.
3. Her opinion matters, no matter how brutally honest it can be.
4. My friends admire her and think of her as there mom too.
5. Her "Send me a text when you get there so I know you are safe," is almost a ritual at this point.
6. When I walk into the house and do not see her I immediately call her and ask where she is.
7. We bicker over the dumbest things, and it is probably because we are nearly the same person. 
8. The phone calls are not over until we say "I love you."
9. Her food is the bomb...most of the time.
10. She is the only person who talks bad about me to my face but speaks so highly of me when I am not around.
11. She lets me raid her closet.
12. She buys me the things I can't afford at the time.
13. I am able to talk to her about anything and everything.
14. She is able to put up with every annoying thing I do.
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