My Mother, My Friend

Is there really anything more special than the bond between a mother and her child? A bond, which for most, stemmed inside of the womb. A bond, unlike any other, that is truly unconditional.

As a child the relationship between a mother and child is immensely different than the one you will have as adults. When you were a child you would have never thought that your relationship with your mother would change, but it does.

My mother has come to be one of my closest friends. This was not always the case though. My mother and I have over come trials that no parent and child should have to face. Although these trials have great bearing on our relationship we will be concentrating on the good and special reasons of why our relationship has become what it is.

I think that our relationship actually surfaced into a friendship after I became a mother too. I realized then what it feels like to truly need your mother.

Our relationship has proved to me what a true friendship should be like. My mother supports me no matter what the situation is. It is the most awesome thing to talk about anything with your mother and not be judged for it, yet receive advice from someone who really cares about you.

Another great thing about my mom is that she allows me to parent without interfering. A lot of mothers have a tendency to tell you how they did it, and assume that is the best way for you to handle it as well. She knows very well that my husband and I have our own views and beliefs as to how to be a good parent and she respects that.

We live very close to my mother and my three children absolutely love it that they can go to grandma and grandpas all the time. For most, living next door to your parents might not be the best decision, but for us it works out great. I don't know what I am going to do when the time comes that we need to move and my mother will not be right next door.

Also, in the last few years I have been the queen of home businesses and my mother has completely supported these decisions. From having parties to watching the kids she has been there for my one hundred percent. Not a lot of people can say that they have anyone who would support their home business like that.

When my husband and I decided to elope, my mother and stepfather drove all the way to Reno to be there for our wedding, and helped with the cost of our rooms and the wedding. That was one occasion in which her being there meant the world to me.

Now, everyone should want their mother with them for the birth of their baby. When my oldest was born she couldn't be there, but for the second one, she drove all the way across the country to be with me. And then she came to stay with me again a few months later when my husband deployed for the first time. I don't know how I would have ever managed those very hard times without my mother.

I wish that everyone in this world could be lucky enough to have a mother as great as mine. Maybe this article will inspire mothers and daughters to become closer, life is only so long and we only have one mother.