I'm The Girl Who Is Thrilled To Realize She Is Becoming More And More Like Her Mother
I never thought I'd end up just like her.
As a child, I never thought I would be like my Mom. Growing up, my Mom and I had a lot of differences. My Mom always dresses up and does her hair and makeup. I always thought that was too much. When I was a teenager, my favorite thing to wear was sweatpants and you'd be lucky if my hair was done.
My Mom strives for a clean house every day. She makes sure the house is nice and clean before she goes to bed. Even if I had just a notebook sitting in the living room, she would ask me to put it away.
My Mom worked so much when I was growing up. As a child, I didn't understand why. If Dad was working a good job, why did Mom have to work so much too?
I always wondered why we had to buy everything on sale. My Mom never pays full price for anything. She always either has coupons or catches a sale.
There were so many things I didn't understand about my Mom when I was younger. Now that I'm older, I realize I'm becoming more and more like her.
When I get dressed in the morning, I try to look as presentable as I can. I may not dress as fancy as my Mom but I try to look nice. I always hear my Mom in my head say, "Dress nice, feel nice" and this is definitely a quote I live by.
I strive for a clean house like my Mom does. Ever since I moved out, I keep my place very clean. I sweep at least a few times a week and make sure the dishes are done before I go to bed. I even wipe my dog's feet before she comes in the house.
I work as much as I can. I work part-time during the school year and full time during breaks. I realized my Mom didn't care if my Dad's wages could support her, she just wanted to be independent and have money of her own. I thank her for my strong work ethic.
When I go shopping, I buy everything on sale like my Mom does. Once I started paying for things with my own money, I realized the beauty of sales and coupons. From groceries to clothes, I will buy it on sale.
These are just a few examples of how I'm becoming my Mom. Now that I'm older, I realize how much she taught me.
The Day My Roommate Realized Only Her Mom Could See Her Facebook Posts
She realized it... after a YEAR.
Man, do I have a story for you. But first, let me give you a little background.
Recently, I joined the Odyssey community at my college, Florida Gulf Coast University. This, for example, is one of my articles.
Well, my roommates at college are amazing. They are super funny and so supportive. So when I got my first article published on Odyssey, I let them know and they were so excited. They went to share the post on Facebook, and usually, this step is no issue. Well, except for one of my roommates, Emily.
Emily is hilarious and very outgoing. However, what happened next to her is no surprise to me. If this was going to happen to anyone, it, of course, was going to be Emily.
You see, Emily went to share my article, but something looked funny. Instead of sharing it immediately to her page for everyone to see, she realized it was going to share only to "specific friends." When she expanded the option she realized her "specific friends" were only one person: Her mom.
She wasn't sure why it was only going to share so just her mom would see the post. But that's when the dots started to connect. Emily thought back to her recent posts and shares to Facebook and it all started to make sense.
She thought back to major signs that told her something was up, but she just never picked up on them.
And the most important sign she didn't pick up on involved her mother.
Right? Shouldn't Grandma at least show some love?
Emily had to investigate to see how long this went on for. How long was only Emily's mom seeing her Facebook posts? It couldn't be for more than a couple weeks, right? That would just be outrageous. But then again, no one had been liking her posts for a while now...
January 11th. Since January 11, 2018, had Emily's Facebook posts only been seen by her mom. An entire year.
Emily shared this all with us and I couldn't help but share it with everyone else. This type of scenario is so specific that no one can help but laugh. The steps that had to be taken for her posts only to be visible to her mom, and the thoughts that Emily must have had for the entire year. It probably started out small. Maybe she didn't get any likes on a picture she shared. She probably thought,
"Hm. That's odd."
Then the next couple of posts saw no response or acknowledgment and Emily had to think,
"Well, I guess that wasn't as funny/interesting as I thought it was."
The fact that this thinking went on for an entire YEAR, the thoughts had to escalate. At what point would you begin to get upset that no one cared what you posted? Or maybe at that point, you just stop posting at all because clearly, no one cares.
Well, except your mom.
I guess this just goes to show that your mom is really the only one who will be there for you, liking all of your posts when no one else will.
So thank you to all the moms who are always there liking all of our Facebook posts. Whether it's because they are the only ones seeing them or not. Thank you, mom.