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For Being My Best Friend, And 49 Other Reasons I Love My Mom

Dare you to make a list too. It will open your eyes to how awesome moms are, promise.

Rachel Satinover
Jul 16, 2018
Chicago, IllinoisDePaul University
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For Being My Best Friend, And 49 Other Reasons I Love My Mom
  1. Carrying me around and letting me grow for 9 months
  2. Giving me a place to live
  3. Teaching me to walk
  4. Giving me food
  5. Making my lunch for school
  6. Helping me with homework
  7. Constant support
  8. Driving me around to places
  9. Buying me clothes
  10. Cooking dinner for the family
  11. Letting me try new things
  12. Helping me plan my future
  13. Letting us adopt a dog
  14. Cleaning
  15. Being a positive role model
  16. Going to all my lacrosse games
  17. Going to all my dance competitions
  18. Willing to pay for all my dance
  19. Always capturing childhood memories
  20. The photo albums she used to make
  21. Doing laundry
  22. Sparking imagination
  23. Waking me up in the morning
  24. Saving money for me to go to college
  25. Letting me go to college.... wherever I want
  26. For letting me know that she will support me no matter what career path I'll take
  27. Paying attention to the things going on in my life
  28. Making sure I never go to sleep sad
  29. Always staying positive
  30. Telling me when I'm doing things wrong
  31. Telling me when I'm doing things right
  32. Teaching me how to be independent... kind of
  33. Trusting me
  34. The funny stories she has for me when she comes home from work
  35. Taking me to the doctor when I'm sick or just for a check up
  36. Ratting me out the doctor when I lie about eating healthy... guess she would like me to hear the lecture from someone else
  37. Having us live in a house that belongs to a good school district
  38. Exposing me to community service and helping others
  39. Teaching me that I shouldn't take what I have for granted
  40. Being proud of me for things that wouldn't matter to anyone else
  41. Always reminding me that family comes first and that she will always be there
  42. The hugs she gives me after a bad day
  43. Planning family vacations
  44. The carpools she used to take part in
  45. When she buys me frango mints on all the holidays
  46. She has the same sweet tooth as me
  47. Taking me to church every Sunday
  48. Not pushing religion on me
  49. She puts me and my sister before herself
  50. For being my best friend
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