The one thing I hate being in this world is being wrong, especially if it's my mom who's right. It's like moms have this innate sixth sense that allows them to be always right. However, if you're like me, you're stubborn and will refuse to initially listen to anybody else's wisdom, especially your mother's. But mothers truly do know best, so you learn the hard way, and retreat back to your mom for her comfort and annoying "I told you so's" after screwing up. Here are 3 things moms are always right about.
1. Knowing who your true friends are.
Moms are already formulating their own profile of your new friend from the moment you first mention their name to her. Don't forget, moms remember everything. So each time you decide to rant on about all your friends, she's carefully filing each comment underneath each friend profile. Therefore, when your mom says so-and-so is probably not a friend you should confide in, listen to her. She's been there. It's hard to believe, but your mom was once your age and had to deal with the same petty drama with petty bitches too. She's not trying to control your life by telling you who you can or cannot befriend, she's simply shedding some wisdom on the shady friends she can spot earlier than you can. This is something I wish I had realized earlier because it would've saved me a lot of unnecessary drama, backstabbing, and dead-end friendships I've helplessly tried to save.
2. Knowing if your significant other is the right one for you.
Like friendships, moms build their own profile on your significant others from the get-go. Chances are, she's probably already a dated a guy like this in high school and knows he's bad news. Remember, your mom is comparably older than you (no matter how much she denies it and claims she's 25 years old and you guys could pass off as sisters) so she's had a lot of experience in the dating department. She knows what kind of guys will actually respect you and are chivalrous versus the guys who are putting on this "gentleman" facade to get in your pants. Trust me, she's not trying to sabotage or cock-block your love life, she's trying to prevent her little girl from getting hurt. However, if you're like me, you'll deny your mom's words of caution by refuting it with, "Times have changed since you've last dated" or the classic "He's not like that, he's different" or the dreaded "But Mom, I love him." Boys will always be boys, and your mom will spot and approve of the real man that will eventually come along, if he hasn't already.
3. Actually, knowing everything in general.
As much as I hate admitting it, my mom is actually right about almost everything in general. She knows my potential, even when I've terribly screwed up and am in the dumps or am just too lazy to even put in the effort to try. She knows when I'll need a sweater, even though 99.99 percent of the time, I'll go out without one and end up suffering from pneumonia or something cause of how cold it got. She knows what clothes will look good on me, no matter how much I deny it and think this hot pink, skin-tight dress will never go out of style. But most of all, my mom knew Leonardo DiCaprio would win an Oscar this year while I was still a little doubtful. Since he did finally win an Oscar, this proves my mom is either always right or a psychic or both (whoa, mind-f*ck).
All jokes aside, I seriously wish I would've known all these things my mom was right about a long time ago. I could've been saved from several toxic friendships, heartbreaks, and ugly clothes I bought from the mall. Now that I've finally realized this, I can truly appreciate my mom even more on a much deeper level. Thank you, Mom.
