You really are the greatest mom in the world. You’re my role model, and whom I aspire to take after. You have taught me so many lessons in my 19 years, and I am eternally grateful for you.
Thank you for:
- Teaching me how to do laundry way before college.
- My love of reading.
- Cooking comfort food (mmm, chicken parm).
- Staying up for me when I went out on dates.
- Showing me how great music is (Dixie Chicks in the car my entire childhood).
- Countless scary movie nights with the whole family.
- Letting me learn my lessons from experience.
- Telling me that it was his loss.
- Encouraging me to do well in school.
- Coaching me in sports (SMS field hockey ruled).
- Taking so many pictures throughout our entire lives, and keeping photo albums.
- Listening to me vent about anything and everything.
- Rubbing my hair when I cried.
- Letting me third wheel you and Dad on dinner dates.
- Teaching me responsibility.
- FaceTiming me to show me the dogs.
- Telling me stories and experiences from when you were my age.
- Loaning me the minivan on endless occasions, and then giving it to me and my sister.
- Loving Dad the way you do.
- Binge-watching Netflix with me (Especially "Criminal Minds" marathons all winter break).
- Comforting me when I fail.
- All the advice you have given me.
- Loaning me gas money.
- The compassion you have instilled in me.
- Being a great teacher, not just to me and my siblings, but for your students every year.
- Sitting in dressing rooms, exhausted, when I still couldn’t find a formal dress.
- Being honest with opinions on said dresses.
- Being honest with everything, actually.
- Being as excited for my successes as I am.
- Snapchatting me when I’m away at school (Yes, you’re very hip).
- Embarassing me (it is your job) through middle school.
- Cheering me on at sports games, scholarship banquets and poetry readings.
- Driving me around everywhere.
- Trusting me to make my own decisions.
- Being proud of me and telling me that.
- Loving me unconditionally.
I am so proud to call you my mom.
Love,
Your daughter