Mother’s Day is a great day. It can also be a day filled with disaster and disappointment, because—life. But you have to know that if you’re a mom there is no doubt that your people love you. I promise that they appreciate you. I assure you that you mean the world to them even if they can’t always express it. So, in case someone forgot to tell you…
Thank you for changing all of my smelly diapers.
Thanks for letting me puke on you.
Thanks for getting up every 10 seconds to feed me.
Thanks for always putting my needs before yours.
Thanks for losing sleep wondering if you’re doing a good job.
Thanks for crying when my heart was hurt.
Thanks for wanting to punch someone when they hurt me.
Thanks for keeping all of that to yourself and being strong for me.
Thanks for showing me how to treat people.
Thanks for reminding me when I didn’t treat people the way you taught me.
Thanks for being relentless when it comes to making me the best version of myself.
Thanks for knowing that sometimes spending the whole day in my pajamas is exactly what I need.
Thanks for letting me do things that terrify you.
Thanks for allowing me to make mistakes and learn from them on my own.
Thanks for realizing that I’m growing up.
Thanks for still treating me like your baby even though I’m big.
Thanks for making me check in.
Thanks for not freaking out when I don’t.
Thanks for not going to sleep until you know I’m home safely.
Thanks for telling me how much you love me every day.
Thanks for making me feel important.
Thanks for doing all of this so I can leave you and go out into the world and be amazing.
If your card was lack-luster or non-existent, this if for you. If your day was a little less of an extravaganza than you had hoped, know that this is what they really meant. They meant to tell you very eloquently how much they love you and appreciate you. They meant to make you feel like you are irreplaceable to them—you really are. This is what they meant, in case they forgot to tell you. Happy Mother’s Day!