Throughout my life I could never describe to anyone who my role model was. As the years went on I was asked who is your biggest inspiration or who do you want to be when you are older and my answers always fell a few words short of Beyoncé or Carrie Underwood. No one asks me who my role model is now and maybe that’s because they already see my role model in me. My role model walks with me to class, she reminds me I should always mind my manners and even though she is not with me physically everyday, I can hear her voice in everything I do. Beyoncé and Carrie Underwood cannot compare to my supermom.

I owe everything I have to this woman because she is unlike any other. When I was younger, I despised her for always reprimanding me when I did wrong. I hated how she made me eat my vegetables and go to bed before 11 pm. As I got older, I hated the way she always wanted to be involved with my life. She just had to know everything and anything. I took offense when people said you are just like your mother. I hated that no one noticed that I was just me and I was no copy or mimic of anyone else.

While I began to notice all the things my mom did that I didn’t like, I failed to realize all the roles she takes on that make her the ultimate supermom. My mom is a nurse. She heals me when I am sick. She never lets me down when I am at my weakest even if weakest is as dramatic as post wisdom teeth surgery. She will stay up late hours just to make sure I am in no pain. My mom is a lawyer. She is always defending my actions because she knows I would never do anything not in the best interest of others. Even when I think I am wrong, my mom justifies why I am right. My mom is a teacher. She has the best lesson plans than anyone I know and she is always telling me to complete tasks head-on. My mom is a counselor. She is always giving me the best advice in situations I cannot bear on my own. My mom can easily take on all these roles and so can many other people, but there is one role my mom is best at. There is only one role that no one else in the world can take the place of no matter how hard they try. My mom’s ultimate role is my hero.

I was wrong for thinking Beyoncé or Carrie Underwood stood a chance. I only hope someday I can influence my daughter the way my mom has influenced me. She may tell everyone that asks her that one day she wants to be like Beyoncé or Carrie Underwood, but when she grows older she will come to understand that her hero was going through life with her all along and I hope someday that hero can be me.