Over Christmas break, if I would have gotten a dollar every time someone in my friend group, or even my boyfriend alone, called me “mom” I would have had enough money to pay off this semester of college in cash. A little exaggeration? Maybe a smidge. But really, I would have PLENTY of money.
People have called me the mom of the group for a while now, but over Christmas break it became more prevalent. At first when people said I was the mom of our friend group, I took it offensively. What do you mean I’m the mom??? I like to have fun. I’m not uptight. Okay, well not THAT uptight. I can joke around and what have you. In my eyes, I definitely was not the mom of the group and I couldn’t believe that they would even call me that.
However, over Christmas break, although at first when people referenced to me as “mom” I was like yeah whatever, as the break continued I began to become more accepting of being the mom of my friends. I began to realize that maybe being the “mom” isn’t a bad thing. Okay so yeah, maybe I’m only 18 years old and a freshman in college but there’s nothing wrong with being responsible. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to watch out for those that you’re with. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to appear respectable and not having the same sense of humor as most others. Does that mean that I don’t like to have fun and joke around? Of course not. It just means that I know the time and place for fun and joking around and sometimes I have different views on the right time and place than my friends do. Am I uptight and strict? (If you ask some of my friends, they would say yes). However, although yeah I can be I will admit that, I’m not always. I know how to cut loose and enjoy myself. Whenever I’m in large groups, especially if there are younger children, so what if I try to keep up with everyone and also ensure everyone else is acting in a respectable manner in public? I don’t see anything wrong with it.
Although I know my friends are somewhat joking around whenever they call me the mom of the group and that they mean it light-heartedly, I also know that I do show some “mom” characteristics or else they wouldn’t call me that. But instead of being offended by it like before, now I just go with it and honestly almost embrace it. I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with being the mom of the group. After all, my dream in life is to one day be the best mom that I can be to my children - I guess God is already equipping me with the qualities that I will need to do that. So yeah, I’m 18 and the mom of my friends - and I’m okay with that.
