More Than a Mom
More Than a Mom
Mama,
Remember all those years in elementary school when we celebrated “Kid Appreciation Day”? As all the kids around me became surrounded by bouquets of flowers, gifts and treats I would read a lengthy and heartfelt handwritten letter that often brought me to tears while enjoying some chocolates. Sweet and simple. Just like you. You would express how much you love, appreciate and see in me and how we had been raising each other; considering that you were just eighteen when I joined you on your journey. I know you would cry when you wrote them, reflecting on all that I had been through and accomplished already and the woman I would eventually become. I could feel your emotion. Your love. I have always felt it so deeply. I hope you can feel mine as I write this response. A response which reflects all the ways that you have inspired me and helped shape me into the incredible, strong, loving and resilient young woman that I am.