When was the last time you told your mom you loved her?

The words themselves often don’t come easy. In fact it wasn’t until I left for college that I felt this overwhelming attachment to my mom. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always adored her, it just took some 364 miles for me to realize how much it meant to me that she would wake me up with a kiss each morning.

Being a mom can’t be easy. I’d like to think I was an easy child -as we all do- but I was a teenage girl at some point. I thought everything had to be my way, and that my mom just DIDN’T GET IT. If you were a 15-year-old girl at some point, you probably know how that feels. All our moms try to do is have us learn from their mistakes, hoping they’ll have taken the fall for us. Sadly, I fell a few times flat on my face before I realized she was probably right. I’m still working on it.

My mom has always been my role model. Everything I’ve accomplished has been because she’s made every dream seem attainable, even the stupid ones. Sometimes, however, I feel it wouldn’t hurt to remind her.

This is my mom, she’s beautiful

I remember, that for the better part of my childhood I would scan the stands of my races and matches, and she would be there. With a huge smile and being embarrassingly loud, so much so that I’d have to beg her to calm down. I miss that feeling. I wish I could scan each room and hear her yelling my name. That I could run to her so she can tell me just how proud she is.

“my best feeling is that I am a little piece of you”

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized I’m never going to stop needing my mom. I’ll never feel too old to lay on her lap and watch a movie, or cry about a boy. I hope she’ll always be there to dry my tears. She’ll always be my first call when something goes wrong.

Sometimes I assume that she knows I’m constantly thinking about her. Sometimes I forget she’s human and that reminding her just how special she is might make her day. If you haven’t said it lately, call your mom and tell her just how much you love her.

Te quiero mami

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