I am my mother’s daughter. My dad often stares at me in shock when I say something because he could have sworn I had just turned into my mom for a minute. I get the usual comments “you’re just like your mom” or “that’s exactly what your mom would do/say.” And I strut my similarities to her with style.
Most of the time I am referred to as my mother’s daughter when I am being stubborn, acting like I know everything, cursing, or giving an attitude. I’m not going to lie, I often do think I am right because I am, just like my mom. I’m stubborn when I know I am right, just like my mom. I sometimes overreact, just like my mom. I say the wrong things and get angry over stupid things, just like my mom. I make my own mistakes and learn from them, just like my mom. And I have an attitude along with a f**king sailor's mouth - yup, you guessed it - just like my mom. Although all of these characteristics seem to be negatives, I take extreme pride in being called my mother’s daughter because those characteristics aren’t even close to all that my mother and I share in common.
I am an independent and strong woman because of my mom. I am an honest person and a hard worker because of my mom. I am maternal and a leader because of my mom. I aspire to be better for my own family and give them everything because my mom has done that for me. I know how to have fun and I make the most out of my experiences in life because of my mom. I love to dance, laugh, be with people and smile because of my mom. I write, express and feel great amounts of love because of my mom. I am passionate about the things I love, and I care deeply for the people I love all because of my mom.
Yes, I am my own person, I have my differences from my mom I love just as equally (thanks for that, dad) as my similarities to her, but I wouldn’t be the person that I am today without her. I am me, my own person, with these incredible touches of her to make me better. I am every bit my mother’s daughter, the good parts of my mom, and the “needs some work” parts of her, and that is one of the greatest things I will ever be. I am proud to have as much of this amazing woman in myself as I do.
