it's mother's day!

it's kind of sad how it takes a designated day of the year for us to appreciate our moms. they raised us, cleaned up after us, took care of us when we were sick, still call every day because they miss us, and it takes one designated day of the year for us to remember how much they've invested in us. 

my mom and i have always had a good relationship, but not like most mothers and daughters. i've always been daddy's little girl, but as of late, i've been realizing how much my mom loves me. it sounds pathetic i know because i'm almost twenty years old and it's taken me this long to realize it. 

for the first few months i was away at school she would call me every day. it was nice to hear from her, but to be honest, it felt a little suffocating. slowly though, i think she realized that i would live another day if she didn't call, and our relationship has improved exponentially over the past few months. i don't get as irritated as i did with her when i was living at home. i try to take her neuroses in stride because i have quite a few myself. the whole thing has just gotten better, and i'm so grateful. most of my friends have almost "friendships" with their moms. i never really had that when i was growing up. not because i couldn't, but our dynamic was just so different. now that i'm becoming an adult, we are almost on the same level, and i think that's one of the reasons why our relationship has gotten so much better.

so today, i salute you mothers. for all those hours of labor, changing our diapers, staying up with us to make sure the monsters weren't coming back, kissing our "owwies" better, yelling at us when we needed it, and so on. i don't think we will fully appreciate you until we become mothers ourselves.