Today is Malawian Mothers' Day, so here's to you, Mom!
15 Reasons My Mom is Like Totally My BFF:
1. She gets me.
2. She makes me laugh.
3. She has supported or participated in every travel whim I have ever had.
4. Everything that I love about myself was fostered by her.
5. Any time I read a good book, she has read it and is happy to talk about it with me.
6. She knows when to leave me alone.
7. She knows when to make me talk.
8. She does not worry about me too much. She doesn't keep tabs on me, but wants to know what I'm up to because she is genuinely interested. She even let me move to Africa when I couldn't think of anything better to do with my life.
9. She makes the garden pretty.
10. She helps me find cute clothes.
11. We rarely fight, but when we do, it's nbd.
12. We have (mostly) the same values.
13. She sends me mail.
14. When I was home last year and I could've been really sad and lonely because all my friends were either busy or living across the country, she was always willing to go into town with me to see a movie or drive long distances to take a hike somewhere new.
15. She is going to let me move back home when I'm 25 and still haven't gone to grad school or started a career (oopsie)...right, Mom?
For those of you who know the great Mrs. Karen Hale, can I get an amen? (For those of you who don't, sorry if this post was lame. I just really love my mom, O.K.?!)
10 things I love about being a mother to Laura:
ReplyDelete1. She is smart. And, even though she is smarter than me, and most people for that matter, she never acts like a smarty pants (unless she is trying to be funny).
2. She is kind. Her kindness is not syrupy and cloying, but rather gentle and unseen by most.
3, She is loving. Any one who can pass the animal test gets my stamp of approval.
4. She is beautiful. Not just in the physical sense, but all the way deep in her heart.
5. It is fun to be her mother. She makes a great friend, sister, aunt and niece, too
6. She is a woman of her convictions. Malawians, you are a lucky people!
7. She has good sense and good instincts. When people ask me if I fear for her when she is in unknown territory, they don't know and/or understand Laura.
8. She helps me make choices. I trust her judgement and her honesty about her insights and observations.
9. She makes me laugh, not just chuckle, but loud, throw back my head till I cry and my stomach hurts laughter!
10. She makes me healthy. Behind a dog is a walk; behind an invite to the gym is a Zumba class; behind a shopping trip is quinoa, fruit and veggies. Here's to healthy choices!
Wonderful. I'd add some name other than anonymous if I knew how to do so.
Delete:) thanks, Mom!
DeleteIt's easy to see why you love your mom. She's a wonderful person.
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