A lot of girls openly admit to being “daddy’s little girl.” In fact, it’s almost encouraged for girls to hold this label. I’m sure I’ve said it a few times before myself. But at the end of the day, I'm very much a mama’s girl through and through.

A certain point was reached, I’m not quite sure when, where my mom undoubtedly became my best friend. There was a period of idolism, when my parents were my superheroes, capes and all. There was a period of embarrassment, where anything my parents did made me crawl under a table (not quite sure I’m entirely out of this stage, yet). And now is the period of friendship.

What a beautiful, glorious thing a friendship is with your mom. Let me tell you that never in my life will a friendship compare to this one. The best-friendship of all best-friendships if you will. And here’s why: 

1.  When I don’t have a boyfriend, I have my mom.
2. When I’m on a fluids only diet and ate maybe half of a bite of an apple four hours ago and want to cry and scream at the same time, I have my mom. 
3. When I forget to take my makeup off, break out and look like a pre-pubescent teen, I have my mom. 
4. When I don’t feel well, read Webmd.com and convince myself that my organs are going to shut down, I remember that I have my mom. 
5. When I’m having one of those “I hate everyone” type of nights (who am I kidding, this is most nights), I can count on Mom to rant with me. How lucky I am to have my mom. 
6. When I don’t go to the gym for a week, feel awful about myself and eat a pint of good ol’ B & J, I have my mom.
7. When my brand new white sheets turn pink in the wash, I have my mom.
8. When I just can’t, I have my mom. 
9. When solids aren’t an option post-oral surgery, Mom thinks of five different ways to make pastina. And when I yell at her because I am really sick of pastina at that point, she forgives me, and I still have my mom. 
10. When I sleep through my 9:30 and my 10:30 and hate myself, I have my mom. 
11. When I wake up the morning after and have $0 in my wallet (like what did I even buy??), I have my mom. 
12.  When I need some retail therapy, and when I need someone to actually tell me when it just doesn't look good, I have my mom. 
13. When I’m hungry, no matter what the hour of the day, a ten course meal is coming my way. Because I have my mom. 
14. When I want to sulk in my own misery and not speak a word, I have my mom. 
15. When I want to talk a lot, basically all about myself, I have my mom. Because really, who else cares?
16. When I want someone to take a picture of me every three and a half minutes and a selfie simply won't do, I have my mom.
17. When all else fails, no matter what, I have my mom. And that’s the best gift anyone could ever give me.