Ever since the nights that we stayed up late making jokes and watching scary movies, you have treated me like your first daughters twin (or your sixth child). You have never once left me behind to "deal with things on my own", not that my actual mother has either, but you act just like my biological mother.
It all started when I met your oldest daughter....
Although I haven't known you since birth, you don't treat me like a "daughters friend". That's probably because I never acted like a "friend". From the first time I met you and came over to your home, you treated me as your own. Your home is practically an extension of mine and vice versa. You always tell me that your doors are open no matter what. Whenever I felt sick you never called my mom and asked her to come get me, you doctored me up and made me feel better. You have also spent countless hours and dollars to feed me along with your other children. When I thought that I was just making another friend, you took me under your wing and un-officially adopted me as your daughter.
You have supported me in so many ways it is unreal. From screaming at the top of your lungs for me when I would lift at powerlifting meets, to cheering for me at my high school graduation, you have constantly supported me. Anytime that I would show up to your house needing help on homework, you always were there to help me (even if you didn't understand those crazy chemistry problems, you were still there to be the motivator). You know me like you know your own daughters. Although I didn't run around playing tag in your backyard with your oldest daughter when we were little, you still accepted my family and I into your home without hesitation.
You, along with my biological mother, bring out the best in me. You have brought out sides of me that I never even knew I had. I look up to you so much and admire you in so many ways. I hope that you know that. Every weekend during high school was either spent at your house or mine, and quite frankly, I'm not sure if we ever got enough sleep on the weekends with all the games we played.
I know that I'm able to come to you with any problems or worries that I may have. Whether my biological family is getting on my nerves or if i'm having boy problems, you have always been there to give me advice. You have never treated me differently than your biological children and you have never given me any special privileges. You always tell me when I'm right and wrong & you keep my grounded. Thank you for being my second voice-of-reason.
It's funny to think that when your daughter and I went to college that I ended up going to college closer to where you live. Sometimes it's as if you traded daughters with my mom, because your oldest daughter is always at my home and I'm always with you.
Thank you for "adopting" me as one of your children. You welcomed a strange, quite unique individual into your family and have not complained once. Thank you for your unconditional love and support. It never goes unnoticed. I love you so much and I'm so glad that God blessed me with not only your daughter as my best friend, but with you as my "mom". You will forever have a special place in my heart. I love you forever mom!
Love,
Your favorite child
