I don’t think I give my mother enough credit sometimes. My mother is an amazingly strong human being who has helped me through so much. She’s helped me take my first steps, she’s helped me learn how to eat, she’s potty trained me, she’s taught me how to talk, she’s taken me to the Emergency Room multiple times because I’m super clumsy, she’s taught me how to multiply and divide fractions, she’s taught me how to become strong, she’s taught me how to ignore comments from rude people, but most of all, my mom taught me how to become a fierce young woman.
My mom is extremely caring and generous. As a teacher, it’s hard to get to know each student, but that doesn’t matter to my mom. It’s so evident that she always cares for her students no matter what. She cares about not only them, but their grade, and their future. Her students always have nothing but nice things to say about her. How do I know this? Well, since my mother talks about me during her classes, her students know where I work. I have had numerous students come up to me and ask, “Are you Ms. Lucas’ daughter?” Whenever I say yes, their faces always light up and they start talking a mile a minute about how amazing my mom is. It’s so refreshing to hear that other people think my mom is just as amazing as I do.
My mom has basically adopted my friends here at Marshall. Every time I call my mom, she always asks about them. My friends absolutely love my mother too. I always hear about how amazing she is from them, and of course, I completely agree. Sure, my mother and I won’t always see eye to eye sometimes, but at the end of the day, my mom is my best friend.
My mom has the ability to change my entire mood sometimes. How? Her hugs. It’s so crazy how I can be having the worst day possible, and my mom can just simply hug me and make everything better. Then again, moms do have that special touch. There is nothing like having a mother’s arms wrapped around you. When my mom hugs me, I feel safe. When I’m around her, I know that no one, and I mean NO ONE, is messing with her baby. My mother is so protective over me and I wish I would’ve appreciated it more as a teenager. Now that I am in college, I don’t get to see my mom that often. Sure, she only lives an hour away, but it’s hard for her to come down here all the time. I will never forget the transitioning that I had to do when I left home for college my Freshman year. I didn’t realize how much I actually needed my mom, and I definitely didn’t realize how much my mother did for me. It was weird not living at home anymore, and it was even weirder having so much freedom. College is great, but there’s one thing missing, and that’s my mom.
I can’t thank my mom enough for everything that she has done for me. She’s helped me with all of my schooling, even when she doesn’t understand it. A week ago, it was time to schedule classes. I went to the advising center and they told me my advising hold was going to take up to two days to be lifted off of my account. Knowing this, I called my mother, and I was hysterical because I was supposed to schedule that night. Well, my mother decided to call the Assistant Dean of College of Liberal Arts, and later that day my hold was lifted.
I appreciate you so much, Mom. Thank you for everything you do. I wish I had more money to buy you a birthday present with this year. You’ve given so much up for me, and you deserve your own personal island along with so much more. Happy Birthday mom, I love you so much. I hope it’s a great one.
