Mamas

Mother's Day is a celebration of all moms around the world.  I am so happy that my mama and I are not only mother and daughter, (at this point in our lives treating one another with mutual respect), but also great friends. It has been wonderful growing up in such a close family with both my mother and my father.  I trust both of them with anything and everything and often they are my best friends and my biggest confidants.  I couldn't ask for a better pair or a better collaboration between individuals.

But for me, Mother's Day is more than celebrating my biological mother.  My mama has always told me that I've had many mothers in my life.  In different moments throughout my life whether it's been growing up, moving away, or creating a life somewhere else, I have had other women come into my life and play a role as another one of my mamas and to these women I am forever grateful.  These women include my daycare providers, my Montessori school teacher, my best friend's mom growing up, and most recently my boss from a summer job.  These women have made an impression on me and their involvement in my development and understanding of myself and the world around me has made me into the woman I am today.

My mama, Alex, is my main mama.  My friend and my hero. She is the one who I look to for guidance, advice, and support.  I hope that one day I can be as great a mother as my mama has been to me. But I also hope that my children have the opportunity and the wonderful gift of having supportive, strong, independent and caring women become mothers at many points throughout their lives.