This year is my 20th birthday, so it’s also my moms 20th year being a mom. That’s a pretty big deal. At this point in my life she has probably helped me through every situation you can think of: school, jobs, friendships, relationships, and everywhere in between. I’m lucky to have such a fun relationship with my mom. In honor of Mothers Day, I want to share my top 10 reasons of why moms are the best. So to all the moms out there, Happy Mothers Day, we love you so much.
She literally never gets sick of your hugs and kisses: While boyfriends and your best friends eventually tell you to stop hugging them because they understand that you love them, your mom will never refuse a hug or kiss. I probably smother my mom way too much 99% of the time I’m around her, but she takes every hug and kiss like it’s the last one she’ll get.
She tells you when something looks awful on you: If I need something for an important event or I have to go shopping for a lot of stuff, you better believe I’m bringing my mom. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought something makes me look like a goddess and my mom has told me the complete opposite. Thank goodness she’s there to help.
She always sides with you (unless it’s against her): If you have a problem with a girl at school, she has a problem with her too. If you breakup with your boyfriend, your mom definitely doesn’t like him as much as she used to (she’s too nice to hate him as much as you do.) But don’t even try to argue with your mom, because she’s ALWAYS right. Seriously, I know it’s hard to admit, but it’s true.
She makes the most delicious food ever: Mom, if you’re reading this… Please send me some of your blueberry crumb cake. SO GOOD. Seriously, I don’t know what it is, but moms seem to have some special ingredient in every single one of their dishes! Everything they cook is delicious and on top of that, they’re the only one who seems to know the correct ratio of lemonade mix to water.
She takes care of you when you’re sick: Mom gives me chicken noodle soup, takes me on trips to the doctors, and comes running downstairs when I yell “MOM!” in the middle of the night. I don’t know how she does it, but I thank God every day that she does. Even when I’m sick all the way down here at college, if I need her at 3 am to diagnose me over the phone, she will.
She is proud to be herself: My mom is so proud to be herself! And I am so proud to have her as my role model. We’re all still a little self-confident with our bodies, and we’re all still a little cautious of how we look in pictures before they end up on social media. Not mom, she could care less. She’s proud of her stretch marks from carrying me for nine months, she knows she’s beautiful without makeup, and she’s proud of who she is. I see it. When she solves a math problem at the kitchen table, I can hear that little victory song that she dances to because she feels that much more accomplished. My mom rocks.
She compliments you and is 100% truthful: Sometimes friends will tell you that you look great just to get you out of the house. Mom tells you that you look great because you do. If you look bad, she’s going to tell you, but when she compliments you, she goes all out. She honestly knows you are the most beautiful girl she has ever seen. It’s not a lie, she’s not just saying it to make you feel better; she knows you’re gorgeous.
She will drop everything just to hear your voice: This hit me just a couple of weeks ago when I called my mom on a school night. I think it was a Thursday. She was sitting at the table eating dinner and the dog was pushing his nose against her leg and she had book club in twenty minutes and she could have easily told me to call her later. But she didn’t. She stayed on the phone and talked to me for ten minutes in between bites of her salad just to hear every little detail about my day.
She encourages you to follow your dreams: She sees the college tuition bills come rolling in. She sees how much money you spend on supplies and books. She sees how passionate you are that you’ll stand in the rain for six hours at SCAD Style to see your favorite designer. She loves everything about your dreams. If there’s one person who is always going to tell you that you’re doing the right thing in life and that you should never give up, it’s your mom.
She's there when nobody else is: Sometimes I just want to curl up on the couch with my mom and watch Ridiculousness all afternoon. Most of the time this is by choice, but sometimes it's my only option because it feels like I have nobody else. When you feel alone and left out, know that your mom is there. It may sound so cheesy because duh she’s there, she has to be. But it’s not about the fact that she has to be. She wants to be there. She’s your shoulder to cry on and she’s more than okay with that. There is never a time in your life where you won’t be able to count on your mom to just be there.