If you've ever been to college, you understand the struggles and overwhelming emotions that come with move-in-day. Don't get me wrong, there is also plenty of excitement floating through the air, but no matter how hard you try to mask it, you will always feel just a touch of premature homesickness. You may think you're ready to go out and meet new people and make lots of great memories, but there's nothing that will actually prepare you to look your mother, the best friend you've ever had in your 18 short years of life, in the eyes and tell her goodbye, without actually knowing when the next time you're going to see her will be. It's heartbreaking to watch the tears form in her eyes because she knows that she's leaving her baby to grow and learn on their own, because she knows that you've been waiting in anticipation for this exact moment for months, because she knows that she no longer can be there for you when you fall down.
Our mothers are trained to be happy when we are happy and to feel pain when we are hurt, but oddly enough, sometimes our joy and eagerness causes her some of the worst pain you and I could ever imagine. Sure, she'll try to pretend like she's happy that you finally found somewhere that you feel you belong but we all know that its just a facade. It's not difficult to predict that as soon as she gets in her car to leave you at your new home, she's going to lose it. I think that sometimes we forget that she is our literal Ride or Die, she has actually been there for us, through all of our ridiculous teenage angst as well as our wonderful accomplishments since day one.
We, as children and budding members of society, must remember where and who we came from. We cannot take the love and support that we've received for granted. We can't allow ourselves to forget that without our mothers and the direction they've pointed us in, we wouldn't be the same world-ready people that we spend so much time convincing ourselves that we are. We have to remember that throughout our lives, we've caused our parents just as much, if not more frustration and anger than they've caused us but despite all of the arguments and quick tongued comments, they still love us unconditionally.
The point is, no matter how busy you may be or however happy you are, you always have someone to thank for pushing you to get this far. Though it may be easy to forget that our moms, and the dads who played both roles, have supported us physically, emotionally and financially for years, we always have to recognize that we were and probably still are their everything and they deserve kudos for dedicating their lives to ensure that we have good ones.
