I will be the first to admit that the relationship between my mother and myself is somewhat on the lacking side. My mom and I don’t really argue, but we don’t really talk, either. Major emotional issues are not discussed with my mother. My father is definitely not discussed with my mother. Arguments with her are avoided altogether or quickly retreated from once they begin, because it’s just safer that way…
As much as she frustrates me and as often as she drives me completely up the wall, she is still my mother and I love her a great deal. And, this is completely and totally dorky, I know, but the following is a list of all the reasons I can currently come up with as to why I love her and am proud of her:
1. She always had hot chocolate ready for my sisters and I, growing up, after we’d come inside from playing in the snow… as a little kid, this was something I adored about my mom, so it makes the list… also, she used to braid my Barbie’s hair for me when I couldn’t do it.
2. At one point, when I was 14 or so, my mom had a friend who was a single mother; she had broken up with her boyfriend and had no place for herself or her 8 year old son to live, nor enough money to pay rent in an apartment, and so my mother asked the woman and her son to live with us. They ended up staying with us for three or four years.
3. When my parents got divorced, my mom went back to work, after being a stay-at-home mom for 13 years, to support my sisters and I.
4. My mom went back to college, in her 40s, to get her nursing degree. She graduated in 2005 with her RN.
5. She saved like crazy while I was in high school so that she could take my sisters and I on a vacation to Walt Disney World for a week.
6. When Brent died, my mom offered to take work off so she could go with me to the calling hours and funeral; she didn’t even know Brent, really.
7. Before she started working evenings, my mom never missed any of my sisters’ basketball games, soccer tournaments, track meets, or band concerts. She went to all of our chorus concerts, marching band shows and award ceremonies. I can count, on one hand probably, the number of times my dad showed up for all these things.
8. She made all sorts of sacrifices for the girls and myself; mom rarely bought things for herself. She never had new clothes, never went out with friends… I was startled, a few weeks ago, when I learned that she’s gone 3 years without getting new glasses, even though her prescription’s changed again, because my sisters and I need new glasses every year.
9. My mom says what she thinks. I can honestly tell you that my mom makes her feelings known. There are plenty of times where I’d much rather not know her opinion on everything, but that’s another story…
10. She has always been 100%, completely encouraging of me in everything I do. My mom has always told me that so long as I did my best at everything, that’d be enough for her. And, for my mother, my best has been enough; regardless of how it measures up in comparison with others.
Sounds like you have a great mom! It’s not realistic to think you’ll always get along with her, but even through those times, you still love her. My mom and I never got along when I was younger, but now we’re best friends. I’m so glad she’s close to me and my family and I can’t imagine my life without her!!
I’m sure your mom will love to read what you’ve written about her!
Blessings!
Maureen
Your mom will always be your best friend ….try not to forget that..sometimes we so mixed up in everyday life but our children will Always come first..let her know much you love her
You’re mom sounds like a wonderful woman. You and your sisters are truly blessed.
my mum well what i can i say she is my hero, she takes care of me all the time protects me and im 19
. she`s not just the person who brought me into life or brought me up yeah she`s my mum but she`s also my bestest freind , i love you mum x
Hey I think that no one could ever say that their mom and them get along perfectly all the time. You’re mom sounds fantastic and you should be glad she is your mother. And remember no matter how many times you tell her mother that you love her and you think you sound like your just saying it really means the world to her Best Regards to you and your family
Hi there – what a beautiful tribute to your mom! I’m an author and I am compiling a book entitled My Letter to Mom. I’m looking for letters to moms thanking them for all the things they do to make our lives special. If you would like to submit your story for my book, please let me know.
that is so nice of her!
that is so sweet of you yo say things about her like that. i am trying to find something like that for her. see i would like to make a book for my mom even thow she has been out of my life for over 6 years i am 12. and i am going to do the same for my dad but i would have to put it near his head stone. he had dided 2 1/2 years ago. well i hope to keep going and make more. if you have any more about dads and moms please send some to me at pelce@sad44.org
this is all well and fine…
but have you told her all this?
sounds like yo momma is awesome!
mine is too, like right now she’s making me toast with cream cheese! (strawberry kind)
Aewsome according to Koran you should respect your mother since heaven lies under her feet
Cheers
my mom loves to drink,so that makes her n acholice , and when she gets driher n she tells me stuff like i dont love her, an im a bitch n im just like my dad n i want to show my mom i love her, but then i dont want to because she makin me out to be a person that doesn’t love her. i have a lot of respect for my mom n i want to show her i love her. i love my mom n she knows i do she just putting me ouit to be a bad person when she gets around peopl.i love my mom a lot..
Uh. I love my mom because she’s amazing at reiki.
this made me cry, i think everyone should make one of these
WOW! that’s awsome i agree that everyone should make one of those. that was sweet of you to write that about your mom and don’t exspect everything to be perfect. my mom and i have fought sense i was two and just this year we started getting along.
Wow.. that is amazing. A mother can do anything for her children and so does my mom. Me and my mom get along very nicely.Can u even believe she supported me for all of my pilot training course and i feel some what shameful for not being the best of a son…
your mom is really awesome! wow…what u wanna do now is to have regular conversation with her and be her best friend….i have a mother who cares so much for me and i was just like u..never really talk to her often and stuff…but i really regret it since she has passed away…i miss her so much and i want to tell her i love her (i’m sure she knows but i still wanna tell her)…so dont be shy and open up…ur mom is always on ur side and im sure she wants to hear that u love her!! yea i was so shy and it was awkward for me to say but if she was physically alive now, i would have told her everyday that i love her and she is amazing!!!!! i love my mom and i can’t wait til i see her again
Sounds to me that you have one of the best mom there is. I love my mom so much too. Being a single parent and then working like hell just to support me. I really am studying well not just for me but mostly because of her. Im 19 years old now and a man. My friends would tell me im a momma’s boy but I dont care a thing as long as I love my mom and show it to her. Nothing else Matter! I love you Mom! and for every mom great mom in the world… Kudos to you all!
Realy my eys got wet , ur mom is genues .pls live for ur mother . that shud give happy for her
u the one who shud keep happy her .
i love ur mom
evean my mom also almost same like ur mom
i am enough happy
to stay with hir
Your mom and you are on a “cruise control” relationship. You don’t really talk to each other, but love each other immensely. Whenever I see my mom, I hug and kiss her – that really cheers her!