Mothers are amazing. They are the ones we run to when we’re sick, sad, lonely, or scared. They wipe our tears, they bandage our scrapes, and they sacrifice so we can succeed. Most of the time we don’t realize this until a bit later in life. For some of us, we don’t realize just how thankless a job it is until we have children of our own.I can remember mercilessly making fun of my mother’s clothing choices. My sister and I would constantly make fun of her culottes, her blouses with bows at the neck, and her endless prairie skirts. It wasn’t until a few years ago (when feeling quite stylish I decided to rock a pair of wide leg pants) when one of my sons started laughing as I picked him up from school and told me the seventies was calling and asking for its pants back. I admit to feeling a little stung. I think it was one of the first moments I realized what little beasts’ kids could be. Then I had to reconcile that I had been one of those beasts. I called my mom immediately and told her I loved her. She has had many moments with my children to laugh at my “comeuppance.” It has brought back many memories of her in my youth saying, “one day you’ll have kids and you’ll get yours.”Still, my mom is my best friend today aside from my sister. She is always the first person to help me at the store when I need to completely re-do something. She is ready for any chore and any adventure and without her I do not know how I would have made it through the first two years of my triplet boys’ lives. She is tireless, fearless, and endlessly giving. She is in a word…amazing.We don’t need a holiday to tell us how important our mothers are. But it’s nice to take a moment to thank our mothers (who we often take for granted) and single out a day to say, “Thank You.” Thank you for helping me become me. Thank you for the constant ear. Thank you for all the selfless sacrifices. Thank you for your endless love.Happy Mother’s Day. Thank you. 

My mom

My mother-in-law with my boys