Mom

Dear Mom,

          I have grown up so much over the past four years and I cannot thank you enough for always being there for me. You have definitely seen me at my worst, but you are always there for me to talk to, ask for help, or give advice. At times I know I can be a pain, that’s just part of growing up though. Mom, you’re the one person I can turn to no matter what and I know you’ll always do your best to help. We have experienced many changes in the past few years, but they have shaped us into the family we are today. I am so thankful to have you in my life and I could not have asked for a better mother. Today I turn eighteen, it’s honestly so crazy to see how time has flown, it seems like yesterday I was out at the sand hill cutting my foot open, or just being terrified to enter middle school. This coming fall you will have two freshmen, that’s insane, but it’s also a wonderful thing. Thank you for always being by my side, giving me a shoulder to cry on, and most importantly for being the mom you are today. I love you!

Love Always, -Bre

I wrote this letter to my mom my senior year of high school. I placed it on her pillow on my eighteenth birthday, and after she read it that night she came up to my room crying. My mom and I butt heads a lot, but that does not damage our relationship. Sometimes we have to yell at one another. We have to let our anger out and sometimes we do not do it in the best way, but at the end of the argument we almost always apologize.

I know I can go to my mom about anything and she will tell me the truth, mainly because I am old enough to figure out if she is lying or not. My mom always gives me advice whether I like it or not. She is constantly talking to my about relationships, motherhood, and our family. When she talks about relationships she either says do not get married, or wait many many years. Motherhood is often about waiting until after marriage to have kids and how to discipline them. My mom talks about our family a lot. Each family member has had a struggle in their life, and my mom often tells me that I can learn from each person in our family one way or another. Although, when she talks about these things the advice sometimes seems more like a lecture.

I thought being a single mom with two daughters was a struggle, in 2012 my mom adopted my step-cousin, Kylee. Kylee was my step-cousin on my dad’s side of the family. So, many people are baffled as to why my mom would adopt a child from her ex-husbands side of the family. My mom knew Kylee had a bad life when she was three years old. When the opportunity came three years ago to help Kylee, my mom was more than happy to turn her life around. Now, my mom is a single mother with three daughters. I am so amazed that my mom took on another child to love as her own. Yes, our household can be crazy at times because of all the girls, but my mom has made the perfect family, and I look up to her for that. One day I hope to be half the women that my mom is, but in the long run, I know I can always go to her about anything.