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Open Letter To My Mom

Everything I never thank you for

Molly Phannenstiel
Feb 09, 2016
University of Colorado Boulder
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Open Letter To My Mom
Photo by Max Phannenstiel

Dear Mom,

I have so much to thank you for. The number one thing is thank you for being my best friend. It's amazing to know that I can always come to you for anything and rely on you for everything. I am so thankful about how close we are. I think it’s an amazing thing to have such a close relationship with your mom and I am so lucky to have one. Thank you for being my best friend, Mom.

Thank you for supporting me in whatever I set my mind to. Your support and approval means the world to me, and I could not be more thankful for always having you by my side. Even when you know I am wrong, you still stand by me and stay until I make things right. You support me and cheer for me even in the craziest of situations. Thank you for being my biggest supporter and my number one fan, Mom.

Another thing I never tell you enough is how much I love you. Thank you for loving me unconditionally despite my long list of faults. Thank you for giving me this amazing life and standing by my side to spend it with me. Thank you for loving me to the ends of the Earth, I love you, Mom.

Thank you for helping me get through the hard times. I can always call you, and ask for your advice on something, and I have learned that you are somehow always right. I am so lucky that I have someone to rely on and who has been through many things that I am going through. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me and helping me get through hard times, Mom.

Thank you for doing everything possible to make this life the best it can be for me. You sacrifice so much to see me succeed. Thank you for driving to countless sports practices and games, always believing in me, and giving up things in your own life to improve mine. This is an amazing quality about you and I am forever grateful. Thank you for making this life the best it can be for me, Mom.

Thank you for being so much fun. I love spending time with you and always have a great time when I am with you. I am so lucky to call you my best friend and have some of the best memories with you. I look forward to all of our future adventures and memories, thank you for having so much fun with me, Mom.

Thank you for being you. You are the most amazing person I know and I aspire to be more like you everyday. You are the greatest role model in my life and I want mirror you in every way possible. When people tell me I remind them of you, it’s the biggest compliment I can receive. Thank you for being you, Mom.

I love you so much and am so grateful for your presence in my life.

Love,
Your Daughter.

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