Mam, Where Do I Even Begin?
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Mam, Where Do I Even Begin?

Nothing will ever cheer up my bad days more than seeing a call from Mam on my phone

Lorna Johnson
Aug 16, 2017
Wake County, North Carolina
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Mam, Where Do I Even Begin?
Lorna Johnson

Dear Mam,

Where do I even try to begin? You are so much more than just "Mam." You're my role model, my advice giver, my shoulder to cry on, my favorite person to drink wine with, my rock, and my best friend. You have thought me how to work hard every single day (even when I didn't want to spend my summer mornings hoovering and emptying the dishwasher before I could go out), because nothing in the world is just handed to you, and it has helped me along my path to becoming a successful young lady. You have thought me right from wrong and gave me the tough love talks that I needed, even when I swore up and down that everyone else in the world was wrong. Through thousands of school runs, a million home cooked dinners, endless nights of helping with homework, and still to this day giving in when you hear "Mam will you braid my hair?" You are the glue that holds our family together, and I don't say thank you even nearly enough.

Thank you for teaching me how to put on makeup and teaching me how to straighten my hair even if you do love my natural curls. And for giving me a great sense of style (to be honest you should be flattered that I constantly want to borrow your shoes!) Thank you for always believing in me. Whether it was an exam in school that was stressing me out, whether it was applying to internships and feeling like I would never find one, or whether it was moving to a new country where I felt lost or like I wouldn't ever find my place. Even if I didn't want to believe it, you never let me give up. And even though I've grown up now and I don't live at home anymore, nothing will ever cheer up my bad days more than seeing a call from Mam on my phone or having a glass of wine with you after a rough week of college.

Mam, I hope that one day I can be even half of the woman, mother, and friend that you are. Because if I can do that, I will be doing pretty great for myself! I look up to you each and every day, and I hope that when you look back at me, you're proud!

I love you to the moon and back a million times Mam,

Loo

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