The term, “mom friend,” can be defined as a friend that has the personality of a mom, but doesn’t actually have kids of her own. Instead, she “adopts” her friends and acts as a mom to give advice, help them stay safe, and remind them how loved we are.

Sometimes, we take our mom friend for granted. We might get a little annoyed with her reminding us to get our coats, since “it’s not cold right now but it might get cold,” and sometimes we roll our eyes when she offers her mom-like advice to us when we really just want to rant.

Despite sometimes not recognizing how valuable our very special mom friend is, she always shows us unconditional love and truly has our best interest in mind, and for this, she deserves immeasurable thanks.

For all you designated “mom friends” out there, thank you for checking in on us 3-5 times a day when we mentioned that we had a cold.

Thank you for sacrificing your own fun and being the responsible one and making sure all of your friends get home safely on wild nights, and thanks for not judging the crazy things we do/say when drunk.

Thank you for being someone we can confide in with every dream of ours, every wish and desire we have, every relationship problem, and just being there when life doesn’t make any sense. Somehow, you always know just what to say and do.

Thank you, mom friend, for your unconditional love and support in all of our choices and decisions, even the questionable ones or the ones you don’t necessarily agree with.

So, although I may roll my eyes the next time you remind me to eat lunch or grab my coat, I will forever be thankful that I have a friend that loves me enough to remind me to be the best I can be and be happy, healthy, and safe. Mom friend, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you and love you dearly.