To my mom,
Thank you.
You have been my biggest fan through every single stage of my life and I couldn’t ask for a better cheerleader. Thank you for knowing when I was wrong and lecturing me when I was being a brat. I may not have liked it but looking back I learned from it. Thank you for being there when I cried and always promising that tomorrow is going to be a better day. You have been my rock through break ups, life decisions, and new chapters. You carried me through the times that I thought I couldn’t go further. Thank you for (sneakily) becoming my very best friend, being my first (and daily) phone call, and being my biggest and most caring supporter. You always answer your phone with such enthusiasm whether if it is just my first call for the day or the seventh call. Most importantly thank you for showing me right from wrong, for showing how to be a strong woman, and teaching me the value of respect not only for others but myself.
Thank you for teaching me the importance of hard work. While you and dad have worked so hard to give me the greatest life possible, you both have always reminded me that everything has a price tag and nothing in life is free. You always have pushed me to be the very best version of myself and work for things I want. Every single day, I become more confident in myself. You always told me that the ability to be financially and emotionally stable on my own was important; I see now that you couldn’t have been more correct. Thank you for passing down some of your best qualities to me; everyone knows where I get my hard head and stubbornness from. You have taught me how to fight for everything that I believe in and to never back down. Because of you, mom, I am not afraid to stand up for my beliefs. I tell it like it is and I debate very fiercely and with everything in me.
Thank you for believing in me. There is nothing I want more than to make you proud. Thank you for understanding when I just could not pass that class or when the test did not go as how I wanted it to go. I know moving out was hard for me too and I know you probably still cry every day that your baby girl is growing up. I will forever be your little girl, no amount of growing can change that.
I love you, mom. You are my role model and even though I laughed at everyone who told me this would happen, you are my best friend. I got my sass from you and I could not be more thankful. Sometimes I know I get busy but you are so appreciated. I would not be the woman I am today if it weren’t for you. Thank you for EVERYTHING. You are my hero.
Love always!
