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50 Thank Yous For My Mom

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A kind soul, fierce warrior, and loving embrace. These are just some of the terms that could be used to describe the woman that I call my mother. She has been with me from the start, helping me learn, catching me when I fall, and supporting me in every way possible. One day of gratitude is not nearly enough to express the love and respect that I hold for her, so here are fifty more thank yous, for any day of the year.

1. Thank you for loving me even when I am rude.

2. Thank you for supporting me in my decisions.

3. Thank you for having the courage to voice your opinion, even when it is not met with open arms.

4. Thank you loving my friends as if they were your own.

5. Thank you for holding me when I needed you.

6. Thank you for letting me walk away when I had to.

7. Thank you for getting angry with me, sometimes I needed it.

8. Thank you for all the sacrifices you have made.

9. Thank you for reading to me when I was young.

10. Thank you for caring for me when I am sick.

11. Thank you for laughing with me.

12. Thank you for packing my lunch was I was little.

13. Thank you for entertaining my dreams, even the crazy ones.

14. Thank you for giving your all, even when you felt you had nothing left to give.

15. Thank you for loving me, even when you kind of hated me.

16. Thank you for teaching me.

17. Thank you for showing me what courage is.

18. Thank you for telling me it is okay to be different.

19. Thank you for knowing when I was upset.

20. Thank you for cooking for me.

21. Thank you for encouraging me to be the best I can be.

22. Thank you for worrying about me.

23. Thank you for correcting me when I am wrong.

24. Thank you for arguing with me, it showed me the importance of understanding both sides.

25. Thank you for all of the mother/daughter days.

26. Thank you for being strong.

27. Thank you for all the time you have spent on me.

28. Thank you for all of the money you have lost spending it on me.

29. Thank you for all of the laughs you have given me.

30. Thank you for all the ice-cream dates.

31. Thank you for eating my cooking with a smile, even when it was bad.

32. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take care of an animal.

33. Thank you for allowing me to paint my room multiple times, it allowed my environment to mature with me.

34. Thank you for giving me books.

35. Thank you for being you.

36. Thank you for giving me the best life you could.

37. Thank you for admitting you make mistakes.

38. Thank you for showing me what it means to forgive.

39. Thank you for knowing what family really means.

40. Thank you for protecting me.

41. Thank you for fighting for me, and teaching me when I had to fight.

42.Thank you for telling me off.

43. Thank you for teaching me about money, and how to treat it.

44. Thank you for preparing me for the real world.

45. Thank you for giving me valid expectations.

46. Thank you for spending time outside, and encouraging the same with me.

47. Thank you knocking some sense into me every once in a while.

48. Thank you for showing me how to be independent.

49. Thank you for teaching me that I don't have to rely on anyone else to be happy.

50. Thank you for being my mom.

I love you momma, today and every other day.


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