I think that some people take their mothers for granted. I know I never realized how amazing my mom was until I got to college. I remember going in before my first exam. It was my psychology exam that I was going to take and I thought I was going to fail it. You see I took AP psychology in high school and got a C. The C destroyed my confidence in becoming a child psychologist, and not to mention I got a 2 on the AP test due to the fact I had the flu when taking the AP exam. Therefore, psychology was not my biggest fan. So here I am freaking out about this psychology exam because I am not good at psychology as a topic and to add on to my panic, it was also my first exam in college, so I didn’t know what to expect. Most of my older friends told me that I was going to fail my first exams and it will get better. However, I am the type of student that doesn’t want to fail and failing is not an option.

College has a lot of assignments so I prioritized the important assignments first. Therefore, I had no time to carefully fill out my study guide. I luckily got the study guide answers from a friend and even though I didn’t know if any of the answers were right it was the risk that I was willing to take. At that moment anything seemed better than failing. However, by the time I looked over 100 questions I was so tired that I did not retain any information. So I set my alarm for 6 a.m. in hopes to study for my 8 a.m. exam. Now if you’re not in college let me tell you do not do this you will be exhausted the next day and you even might get anxiety. Anyway, I woke up at 6 and wrote in the answers because I could not remember the answers if I just looked at them. I scanned the sheet 3 more times before I realized that I was going to fail my first college exam.

I started to walk to class filled with dread for the future grade to come. At that moment, I remember being so disappointed with myself, and scared to tell my mom that I may fail. This is when I called my mom to tell her of what will happen before it did. It was 7:50 a.m. when I called her and luckily I caught her before she went to work. So here I am pouring my heart out to my mom, on the verge of tears because I know I’m going to fail this exam because I can’t remember anything. Now you may ask what my mom did. Did she yell at me? Tell me that I’m a terrible daughter and that she’s gonna cut my funds if I don’t try hard enough, or did she simply say you’re an adult now I don’t care what you do just don’t drop out? Well, she didn’t say or do any of those things. My mom actually told me that it was okay if I failed because it was my first exam however, she also said she didn't think I would. She told me I was smart and that I would be fine. My mom told me to breathe and to relax because everything will be okay.

A week later my grade came in, and I had received an 83%, a B. I had received a B, and I couldn't have sighed a breath of relief harder than I did that day. I called my mom after telling her of my accomplishment. I was so content with myself, and I am happy to say my mom was right.

At the end of the semester, I took my final exam for psychology. However, not before calling my mom. I ended up having the highest grade in the class with an A. I don’t think that I could have done it without my mom’s reassurance and hope in me. To add on to this, I was once at my friends track meet, and one of the moms was screaming her daughters name when she was sprinting down the track. This woman later told me that a mothers’ voice helps their child, and I couldn’t agree more.

I am now in my second semester here at college, and I can honestly say that I call my mom more when I’m stressed than I call her for money. The woman I talked to was right, my mother’s voice helped me. So this is me saying, right here, in front of all you readers, that moms are important in college for money, love, but especially support.

With all this being said my mom is my biggest fan, and I love her. Do you have any stories that prove how great your mom is? Share in the comments below!