Happy Mother’s Day. Thank You for:
- teaching me to love who I am.
- always encouraging me to reach for my dreams.
- going with me to get my nails done.
- helping me pick out the perfect prom dress.
- accepting me during my mental breakdowns.
- laughing at my bad jokes.
- telling me when I’m being ungrateful.
- letting me foster my independence.
- conditioning me to become a marathon shopper.
- giving me your great sense of style.
- being my emotional twin.
- giving me the childhood you always wanted.
- being a mother I could rely on.
- rubbing in my face that people say we look like sisters.
- doing my chores the first few days of break.
- recognizing I’m dead after my 3.5 hour car trip home.
- continuing to wake up at 6 am when I come home.
- falling asleep whenever we watch a movie.
- helping me adjust to people who snore.
- being my partner in crime.
- reading my writing and telling me when it’s bad.
- making me feel tech savvy.
- making me work out when I just wanted to watch reruns of New Girl.
- showing me how to fight for what I want.
- throwing me the most hoppin’ birthday parties.
- being a strong woman.
- going above and beyond in everything that you do for our family.
- never holding back your opinion [except for when Tom comes.]
- helping me practice eyeshadow looks on you.
- loving me.
- encouraging me to do the right thing.
- always having my back.
- being protective.
- having a phenomenal friend/personality radar.
- letting me make my own mistakes.
- teaching me the importance of being perceptive.
- those hype Easter egg baskets.
- being crafty.
- documenting almost every part of my childhood.
- my baby books.
- talking about how well you’ll treat my kids.
- not pretending to be perfect.
- visiting me at school to go shopping.
- reading the young adult books I read.
- and then seeing the movie adaptations in the theaters with me.
- treating me with respect.
- teaching me manners and the art of dinner place settings.
- scolding me when I was wrong.
- being you.
- being my mom.
