Dear ______,
Did you spend Mother’s Day with your mom? Did you buy her flowers, cook her lunch, or treat her to a mani/pedi? Did you buy her a card, or did you make one? Did you at least tell her you love her, and thank her for everything she's done for you?
I certainly hope so, because you have no idea how lucky you are. Did you know that when you post selfies of yourself and your mom on Facebook there are people out there who envy you? How about when you argue with her at Target over something mundane that doesn’t even matter? Did you know there are people who resent you, because they know if their mom was there, they wouldn't be fighting with her?
You don’t realize how blessed you are that your mom is just a phone call away, or in the next room.
There are some people who would do anything to be able to do the things you can do. For them, they can only hear their mom’s voice on an answering machine, or a home movie. They can only see her face when they close their eyes, or look through a family album. For them, they can only talk to her when they are asleep.
Do you have any idea what they would do to be able to hug their mother one more time?
You’re blessed because you have something that a lot of people wish they still had: their mom alive and within reach. It’s a gift that has no price tag. A mom is something that cannot be bought or earned. Her presence is a burning candle in a dark room. Her beauty is a perfect rose in a field of weeds. Her heart is a raging fire.
Mothers are priceless, and you have the greatest gift in the world.
After you finish this letter, call your mom—or better yet, give her a hug. Tell her how much you appreciate her, how much you love her. Tell her you appreciate the sacrifices she made for you, and that you are thankful to have her as your mom. Ask her for advice on anything and everything.
Trust me, there will be a time when you wished you asked her how she made chicken fried steak, or how to deal with betrayal. When she’s gone, you’ll wish you asked her about her childhood and her spontaneous adventures. You’ll want to know the lowest point in her life, and her highest point (ask your mom this, and I bet she’ll say the highest point in her life was when she held you in her arms for the first time).
Take time to show your mom that you care, because one day she won’t be there.
Sincerely,
A girl who lost her mom
