LETTER TO ALL MOTHERS

Thank you mom
for always attempting to keep me happy, safe, protected and nourished. 

Thank you for your kindness, caring and immeasurable patience.
Thank you for looking out for me even when I didn't think I needed it 

and for letting me fall when I had to learn by making my own mistakes.
Thank you mom for always being there;
for waiting up and worrying, for the lectures and the endless concerns. 

Thank you for laughing with me, even though I knew at times that you were also laughing at me. 

Thank you for the  for the support I receive from you every single day.
Thank you mom 

for keeping me warm, for keeping me calm and for keeping me sane.
Thank you for understanding that there were times that I would be mad with you
but always forgiving me in the end. 

Thank you mom
for teaching me to be honest, courteous, appreciative and loving.
Thank you for trying to teach me to be neat and tidy, even though it didn't work. 

Thank you mom
for showing me how much beauty is around me, and reminding me of it constantly when my world feels dark and frightening.
Thank you for the endless stories, songs and games when I was young, and the endless conversation and knowing smiles now that I am older.
Mom, the words "I love you" are not adequate enough to express how grateful I am to be your daughter, how much you are appreciated or how much you will always mean to me,
so I will simply say:
Thank you mom for being my superhero,
my expert-in-everything,
and my very best friend.