To The Lady Who Became My Second Mom
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To The Lady Who Became My Second Mom

Thank you for being so welcoming and loving, and please, never change.

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To The Lady Who Became My Second Mom
Rebecca Fulford

To my best friend’s mom,

I bet you had no idea that when your daughter and I became friends, you’d acquire a second daughter. You had no idea how our friendship worked or how long we would be friends, because you’ve seen plenty of people walk in and out of your daughter’s life so many times. You know her heart and you taught her how to protect it. You taught her how to pick herself up when she falls and to be the strong, independent woman we have come to know and love.

You taught her how to be compassionate towards others and that’s something that I think she is best at. You taught her how to nurture herself and her heart, but to give parts of herself to the people who truly deserve it. It’s a learning curve, but moms are the best judge of character, and I’ll continue to remind her of that when she says you don’t like a certain friend or boyfriend.

I had no idea when we became friends that I would have found my second family. You embraced me like your own and you’re the first person to offer motherly advice, a safe space to escape my problems, a hot meal to eat, and some of the best mom hugs when my mom isn’t available to do so. For all intents and purposes, you have truly become my mom when I’m in your home.

As much as I love my best friend, I owe a lot of my thanks to you. If it were not for you, your strength, your intelligence, and compassion, she would not be half the person she is. She would not know love like she does, and she wouldn’t be able to put her loving energy out into the world. Without you, the world would be a much darker place. As much as your daughter lights up my life and picks me up when I’m down, I can’t discount the times where you were there for me, too.

It’s important for me to tell you how much I appreciate you, because you deserve to hear it all the time. It’s not just your children’s lives you affect, but you affect their friend’s and impress upon them as well. I want you to know how much you truly have brightened my life, too. When I’m with you guys, I feel like I’m with family, and that’s the greatest gift anyone could have given me.

When I gained your daughter as a friend, I gained a second mother, and for that I can’t thank you enough. Thank you for being so welcoming and loving, and please, never change.

Love,

Your daughter’s best friend

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