To my mom,

Although every day should be a day to celebrate you, this day is especially important because it's your birthday. Words cannot describe how much I love you and how thankful I am that you're my mom. No gift card or new clothes could compensate for all of the things you have done for me. You've been there for me when things are going well and when things go awry. I never felt your support for me waver and I really appreciate that.

I know I'm not the easiest person to deal with bcausee of my stubborn attitude, but I had to get that from somewhere. Regardless of how much of a pain I could be, you still are there for me and love me.

I honestly do not say that I love you enough and the older I get, the more I realize how much of a trooper you are. Now that college is starting to ramp up and your job occupies a lot of your time, time for the both of us is scarce. What amazes me is that you still find time in your day to check in on me and my siblings and make sure that we're all happy. You put your all into our family. No matter how tired you are, you always take care of us before yourself.

As cliche as it sounds, you've made me the person I am today and I can not thank you enough. You taught me the importance of being kind to others and to always put in my all even if it seems like nothing is going my way. You taught me that when the going gets tough, the tough keep going. I love you so very much and I hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Love,

Your daughter