My Momma

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

My mom is the most incredible person I've ever met. Honestly. She deserves so much more than this little blog entry but since I'm seven and a half hours away from her, this will have to do.

Ever since I was a little girl, I've been like my momma. The way we look, the way we act, everything we do is the same. I wouldn't change a damn thing about that either.

I remember the first time I answered the phone and someone thought it was my mom. I was in middle school, when it's not cool to like your mom. My grandma called and started talking to me about something before I stopped her to go get mom. "You sound just like your mom!" she said...wow. What a great thing for a 13 year old to hear-she's already turning into her mother. That's when people started calling me Little Kim. I didn't like it at first but now, I realize it was one of the best compliments I've ever received.

In high school, it became okay to hang out with your mom again (thank God, I never really stopped during middle school). Mom and I would go out to lunch and shopping, comparing styles, talking about anything and everything. That’s when I realized that not only am I turning into my mother, I’m already there…and I was so okay with it.

Being in college so far away from mom, it made me realize how much I miss her. I can’t just call down the hall and have her come in. If I fall, I have to help myself up. I’m 21 years old but I still call my momma when I have to make a life decision. I still call my momma after I have a rough day or if someone made me sad. Momma is the first to know about a great date I had. Momma is always the first to know everything.

I’m so lucky to not only be just like my momma but to also have her as a best friend. We laugh together, cry together, make mean faces together, don’t understand the problems of the world together. (And to think, she’s just like her amazing mother so I think I’m gonna end up just right.)

Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy. I know I tell you all the time how much I love you but I don’t tell you thank you enough. You are my rock, my inspiration, and the person that I’m so lucky to have become. You’ve made me everything I am today and for that, I am eternally thankful.