Dear Mom,
It’s been a long and eventful nineteen years of you being stuck around me. It all began on the way to the hospital when you were in labor. Dad was driving you to the hospital and in the middle of the highway you get a flat tire. After being stranded on the side of the highway until tire was fixed, while I was obviously causing you excruciating pain (which I apologize for), you eventually got to the hospital. You got checked into the room and before the anesthesiologist could even give you an epidural, I was born. And let me just say I caused you all this pain BEFORE I was even born.
So, years pass and boy I was a pain as a young kid. As a baby I had jaundice and required constant care. As a toddler I refused to talk, and you needed to hire a speech therapist to come to our house once a week to see me. The therapist having tea parties with me would be the only time I would say something, besides “nannies” if I wanted bananas or “wa” if I wanted apples. I was fussy, whiny, and always cried for no reason. Once again, I apologize for all this.
The older I got, the less of a pain I became. Of course, I had my teenage years, as every girl does. But even through all those fights, arguments, and eye-rolling conversations, you still managed to be the one person who is never mad at me and the one person who is full of advice, and I don’t think I have ever truly thanked you enough for that. Thank you for being there through all my friend-breakups, thank you for being there through all my school problems, and thank you for being there for just about everything.
Love,
Grace
English 110 Spring 2020 10:10-11:00 
Hi Grace! I enjoyed reading your piece on your journey with your mom by your side. I do agree with you in the sense that as we get older we appreciate our parents being there more due to the advice and support they provide. I have the same relationship now with my mom too! She is always there for me through friend issues, boy problems, school help, anything! I see more that daughters have different relationships with their moms compared to dads because they can see their mom as a best friend and go talk to them about anything; talking to your dad about some stuff is more uncomfortable I believe from what I see. I also love how you told a story; from when you were born all the way to present day with your mom. Overall, great blog post!! I also really like the picture you guys look so pretty!
Alexis Lichten
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Grace, this piece made me smile and gave a little look into the relationship you have with your mom. I love how you went all the way back to the first pain you put her through and continued to present-day eye-rolling. It is clear that your appreciation for your mom is immense. Moms are the best and sometimes it is a thankless job, but I hope you let her read this! I’m sure she’d love it and maybe even cry some happy tears.
Jamie
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Grace, I really loved your letter. Your mother sounds like an amazing person, and it’s awesome that you took this time to say thank you to her. Every year on my birthday, the first thing that comes out of my Grandpa’s mouth when he calls is “Did you thank your mother yet?” And it’s such an important reminder, because moms truly give us everything; life, unconditional love, guidance, etc. I love how you wrote about the day you were born because that honestly sounds HORRIBLE, and it emphasizes the insane amount of pain we cause our mothers, like you said, even BEFORE we are born. They really are, arguably, the strongest and most selfless people in the world. I really enjoyed this post, and want to thank you for reminding me to thank my mom more. Really cute picture BTW.
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