Almost every close group of friends has a “mom” of the group. I was always very responsible and made sure everyone was OK. But I didn’t realize I fit the “mom” title until I went away to school, and took the role of substitute mom for a lot of my friends when they were away from their real mom. Here is a list of signs that you are the mom of your friend group:
1) You take care of your friends when they are sick.
You get them soup, tissues and their favorite movie.
2) You don’t mind taking pictures of the group, even if you aren’t in them because you know they wouldn’t want to forget that moment.
“Get together and smile”
3) Your friends start calling you “mom”
At first, it’s just a joke but soon it just sticks because you have stepped up as the role of their substitute mom.
4) You text your friends until you definitely know they got home safely.
Double, even triple texting doesn’t bother you, because you just want to make sure they got back safely.
5) Your purse is literally like Mary Poppins bag; You have anything and everything that your friends would need.
Aspirin, band aid, tissue, pen, gum, phone charger you have it all. And, of course you pack a snack and a water bottle wherever you go, just in case someone gets hungry.
6) You get genuinely excited when something good happens to one of your friends.
You are one of the first people to congratulate them on the internship they just got, or for them getting an A on the test they were studying so hard for.
7) You seem to be the person your friends go to for advice. And you are always there to cheer them up when they had a bad day.
They know you won’t judge them, so they feel 100 percent comfortable with talking to you about anything.
8) You ask everyone 12 times if they have everything they need.
You make sure no one forgets anything.
9) Your weekend nights are usually spent making sure your friends are staying safe and are not doing anything too stupid.
10) You are the first to say you think talking to a certain boy is a bad idea.
“Do not facetime that boy, no texting either”
11) But, even after they do it anyway, you are the first to be there to hear them vent or be their shoulder to cry on.
And when your friends do get hurt, you tend to be a little overprotective.
12) Your friends are happy with sitting back and letting you take care of making plans, ordering Chinese food, making reservations, etc.
"OK, I'm ordering the food what does everyone want?"
13) When you are gone, your group tends to fall apart, but then one of them usually steps in to be your temp. @breeves
But, whoever is your temp, texts you daily to say they want you to come back because they want to be the “kid” again.
14) You know your “kids” appreciate everything you do, because without you, they would be lost.
15) But, you would do anything to help or protect your friends because you love each and every one of them and without them, you would be even more lost.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the “moms” of the friend groups out there.
