This article goes out to my mom.You are the kindest, sweetest, most genuine woman this world has been blessed with, and I am so lucky to call you my mom.These are a few of the many things I want to say to you, but haven't yet taken the time to do so:
You are ALWAYS right.
I don’t know how you do it, but you really seem to know it all. It’s like you have a sixth sense. Whether it be friendship advice, (usually unwanted) remarks about my outfit choice, or brutally honest opinions about my love life, you always know what is best for me. Most of the time your input on my decisions causes the ever so common mother-daughter brawls, but at the end of the day I can honestly look back and say that you are right. Sorry, but I am way too stubborn to say that to your face. Maybe someday!
I’m SO happy I can fit into your clothes/shoes
One undeniably awesome bonus of having you around is that your closet is always accessible. Although I do give you a hard time about wearing mom jeans and sneakers in public, you really do have a good sense of style… If it weren’t for your over sized comfy sweaters or cute blouses, my outfits would be a lot more bland. Not to mention, when I need to wear some trendy pumps, you always have my back. Having you as my mom means that I have an entire second wardrobe that I can resort to whenever I need. The downside to this is the fact that you ask to borrow my things… if only sharing was a one sided thing.
You know how to handle my moodiness
Let me start this one out by saying sorry, and thanks for not disowning me when you had the chance. I’m well aware that at times I have quite possibly been the most-unfriendly human being on this earth. With that being said, after my mood passes you are always willing to forgive and forget, and to greet me with a tight hug. I know it can’t be easy to disregard my bitchiness, but you do it with such ease—it’s always such a happy surprise. Thank you, and god bless your heart.
You taught me how to accept failure, but more importantly how to grow from it
Whether it was my performance on the field, receiving a bad test grade, or dealing with a broken heart, you could always turn my situation of defeat into one of hope. I am someone who dwells on the problems of the past, while you are someone who takes those past problems and transforms them into plans for a brighter future. It is because of your positivity and hopeful mindset that I have gotten through the lowest of lows. From you I have learned how to grow from my mistakes, and to use the dark areas of my past as guiding factors towards many of my decisions. You have emphasized the importance of self-growth instead of self-pity, which is one of the most important lessons any young person must recognize. Your words of encouragement and reassurance are something that I will never take for granted.
All of the qualities that make you, you (i.e. your loud and outgoing personality, your fantastic sense of humor, how stressed out you get when facing the challenge of parallel parking, etc.) are qualities that I have learned to love, and hope to someday acquire (except maybe not the parallel parking one.) Thank you, Mom, for teaching me how to love unconditionally, to laugh until I can’t breathe, and to be the absolute best version of myself.
