Dear Mom,

I love you. I admire everything about you. I look up to you. You are the person I want to be when I grow up. To say I am blessed to have you as my mom is an understatement. You have always let me do my own thing and let me spread my wings, but you always provide a safe place to land whenever I need it.

Mom, you are such an exceptional mother. You would drive me all over the state for dance, theatre, sports, figure skating, etc. You never complained when you had to drive me a blizzard in the winter and you always got me wherever I needed to be safely and on time.

Where would I be without you supporting me every single day? Who would I be if I didn’t have you telling me that I do not have to be like everyone else? What would I do without your constant love and affection that you have shown throughout the years? I do not want to know the answers to these questions because, thankfully, I will never have to. You have supported me through every good (and bad) decision I have made. You have never judged me or yelled at me saying that I should have done something different. You told me right from the very beginning that it is okay to be my own person and march to my own beat. You have always shown your love for me and you show that you care about me just by being you.

Mom, you are so strong and courageous. You fight so many battles every single day of your life and yet you never let it show or let it get in the way of living your life to the fullest. You always get out of bed with a smile on your face and never let anything stop you. You amaze me.

I want to thank you, Mom. I want to thank you for putting up with me whenever I had a bad attitude or didn’t want to do something. I want to thank you for not being a helicopter parent, but always being the first person to be there for me. Thank you for being the Lorelai to my Rory. Thank you for being the best mom in the entire world. Thank you for being you. I love you!