262. Tell your mom one thing she's always done right.
My mom is my bestest friend in the whole entire universe. My bestest friends growing up were her and my Aunt Liz. It was me and Mom together, just the two of us, one strong woman and her daughter that she taught to be strong. My mom is everything to me, and she will always be the most important thing in my life, level with my kidlets and husband.
Today was a difficult day, as I was once again stuck in bed for 90% of the day due to my disability (bad fracture in my back, 11 herniated and ruptured discs in my back from my neck all the way down, degenerative disc disease, and osteogenesis imperfecta/brittle bone disease). I usually have 1-2 quasi bad days per week, and sometimes I start off dang near paralyzed in bed, but I’m able to get up, move, get out and do what I need to do, when my mom encourages me. It always changes. I never know if I’ll wake up and be stuck in bed, or I’ll be able to jump out and go! But even on my absolute worst painful days ever, my mom is always there the second I wake up with ice packs, medicine, even breakfast for me sometimes, and plenty of encouraging words.
Today (Friday) I knew I had to somehow get to Bixby Knolls for the First Fridays event. One of my clients (BeachCrafters) has a fantastic store there, and I promised to do everything in my power to get there to photograph the event (PS her store is a treasure trove of amazingly beautiful and unique handmade items, so check out her website!). I started off the day in horrendous pain, to the point that we were making a contingency plan in case I had to go to the ER. However by mid afternoon, I started feeling better. So I decided to go to the event, and my mom asked if she could accompany me. Time for dinner with my mom, and checking out all of fun stuff with her? No brainer! We took the bus, got to Subway, and as we were sitting there chatting and discussing the plan for the night, I couldn’t help but smile hugely at her. I couldn’t stop smiling, and I said “Thank you, Mom. Thank you a million times.” She smiled back and said “For what?” And I started rattling off tons of reasons why. She’s always been there for me, a million percent. Through my good times, through my awful, through my triumphs and trials, she has been there every single step of the way to encourage and love me.
My mom has always been my biggest supporter. And tonight I reminded her of how much all of that meant to me. Bottom line, she is amazing. Every moment that she has been in my life, it’s been an amazing day.
When was the last time you thanked your parent(s)? What was their reaction? Post it in the comments!
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