The annual holiday, Mothers Day, is upon us, and whether you're trying to find the best gift for the cheapest price, combine money with siblings in an attempt to purchase a beautiful piece of jewelry or even making the tough decision of what filter to put on your mother appreciation picture on Instagram, just stop for minute.
When you think of your mother, the first instinct that comes to your mind would probably be that she was the woman that gave you life or the woman that cooks for you, along with the woman that takes care of you when you're sick. But have you ever taken the time to think of who your mother really is?
Your mother is someone that you dread showing your bad report card to because you know you'll get a lecture and your phone taken away; and while you are so dead set on hating her guts for the first five minutes of being locked in your room with just your books and no phone, you know her "cruel" punishment was only to help you focus. Then when you finally get that next report card full of A's, the first person that you want to share it with is your mother.
Have you ever noticed that your mother is always that person to bug the crap out of you when it starts to get chilly? She'll nag you nonstop until you agree to wear the hat and gloves or to zip up your coat even though you're 100 percent sure that it's not even that cold outside. But your mother is also the person that will pick you up from school when you're not feeling well and stay home with you while you have strep. She'll make you dozens of bowls of your favorite food and buy you all the popsicles in the world just to make sure you get well again.
Your mother is someone that will ask you a million questions about the same things that you expect her to know by now, but she'll always ask, "Which one is he/she?" Or, "Who is that, again?" She'll ask you where you're going, who will be there, what will you be doing, etc. You'll answer all of them and tell her not to wait up, but you know she always will. Then once you get home, she'll ask you another hundred questions about where you went, who all was there, what you did, etc. The constant questioning is annoying, yes, but just accept it because in reality, moms truly know and find out everything that we do, it's like a sixth sense.
Your mother is someone that stays up all night helping you finish homework and projects that were handed out weeks in advance. She's the one that will wash your white shirt a million times until the stain is gone, the one that will give an honest opinion while trying on prom and wedding dresses and the one that will always be in the crowd cheering you on whether it be for sports or life in general.
Your mother is someone that carried you in her belly for nine months before bringing you into this world ,and when she did, you were her pride and joy and you still are. She is someone that held you close to her while you cried as a baby and will do so even when you cry as an adult. She is someone whose arms you slept in for the first few years of your life and will still let you use her lap as a pillow when you take a quick cat nap on the couch. Your mother is someone who knows you, who can mentally and emotionally feel what you're feeling, supposedly it's called "Motherly Instinct," something I don't understand, but I sure hope to some day.
In conclusion, you shouldn't take one day out of the year to thank your mom for everything she's done, because you should thank her every day. Mothers truly make the world go round, and we can never repay them or thank them enough for all that they do. So whether you're in a hurry trying to find a cheap gift, combining money with your siblings for a beautiful piece of jewelry or making the tough decision on which filter to put on your mother appreciation post on Instagram, stop, turn the car around, go home, turn off your phone and go spend the day with your mom.
