Moms listen to a lot. They listen to us laugh, cry, complain, question, curse, etc. You name it, and a mom has probably heard it. As a college student, being away from your mom is one of the hardest things to adapt to. Lucky for us, they are just a short phone call away when needed, and trust me, they are needed.
I asked 26 college students, "What was the last thing you called your mom for?" and here are their responses:
“To tell her I’m dropping out of college and becoming a flight attendant cause traveling the world seems like more fun and she was totally OK with the idea!”
“To ask her to go get mani/pedis and see a movie”
“I asked her what her favorite kinds of pizza, cake and ice cream were, and then told her that those questions had nothing to do with her upcoming birthday.”
“To tell her I got an A+ on my math exam”
"To ask her to send me pictures from my younger brother's prom"
“I called to ask if I was going to die from eating a moldy piece of bread and followed with pictures of the bread.”
“To cry about the final I was convinced I failed”
“To ask what she wanted for Mother’s Day”
“I asked if I could come home for dinner next week.”
"To ask if I could borrow a pair of her shoes for my formal"
“To tell her that I made really great tacos with all the fixings!”
“I called because I realized it had been a while since I had called.”
"To tell her I got another parking ticket. Oops."
“I called to ask if she could reschedule my eye doctors appointment for me.”
“To ask about different ways to cook chicken"
“To tell her I bought her tickets to the Indians game for Mother's Day”
“I called to ask if I was going to have a curfew and chores when I came home for the summer.”
“I called to ask what my social security number was… again.”
"I called to ask what I should do about an ingrown toenail."
"To ask what I should do if I stepped on a piece of a broken wine glass"
“Just to say hello”
“I called my mom to see if she wanted to go see Drake and Future with me this summer. She politely declined, but agreed to Beyoncé.”
"To tell her what time to be at my graduation!"
"I called her to see how my grandma was doing."
"To tell her that couponing was a hobby I was seriously looking into"
"To tell her I would see her on Mother's Day!"
This Mother's Day if you are with your mom, give her a huge hug for every time she has listened. If you're not with her, give her a call.
