Momma,

We have not always had the ideal relationship, and we have (like all teenage girls and their moms) definitely had our ups and downs, but that doesn't mean I don't love you and appreciate everything you do for me. I always know that no matter what, I can count on you, and that isn't something all girls my age can say.

I know that you would do anything in your power for me and that you love me 100% unconditionally. You also don't mind telling me when you don't agree with something I do, but that's okay I give it right back. It just feels good to know at the end of the day that you will always be on my side. Nobody loves me like you do, and I want you to know that I know that, and I love you too.

My two very favorite things that you have taught me, and that I will teach to my kids is this: "To say you're sorry means that you will never do it again." That is honestly something I have tried very hard to live by, and one of the many things I appreciate the most that you have taught me.

The other one is "It has to get worse before it will get better." This has gotten me through so many things in life. Through sickness, personal battles, school, etc.

To me, it means that for anything to get better, it has to get bad first and that just because it's bad doesn't mean it won't get better. There's always a light at the end of the tunnel.

I love you so much Momma, and I do not know what I would do without you. There is nobody I would rather have by my side. Thank you for being you.

Love,

Josie Mae