The Best Mum in the World...Ever!

There are many things I get from my mum. Her sense of humour, her knack at interior design, her artistic talent, her broad shoulders and her loud laugh. I only hope that I will also inherit her kind and caring heart, her strength and her resilience. As far as a mother-daughter bond goes I think we have got it pretty good. When either one of us is happy the other feels that joy and when either one of us is sad the other will feel that pain and that sorrow. For want of a better example, our connection is like that of E.T. and Elliot in 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' When E.T was captured and dying, Elliot felt every inch of that pain which affected his friend. I am so thankful for my mum. She is my soulmate. In fact the hardest thing for me when I left home was saying goodbye to her. The plan had always been for me to buy a house in the local area, some where my mum could drive to (she doesn't do new places very well or motorways) but life took a different turn when I met Alex and within the year I had moved in with him in Blackburn which my mum will only visit when my dad is driving. I think my mum found this hard. My big sister had left for London the year before and mum found that extremely hard but she did still have one daughter to nag, care for and talk to. When I left it became just mum, dad and George the cat.

Coming home on a Friday from work, mum would be there waiting in the kitchen glass in hand. she would pour me a wine and we would talk about our weeks, laugh at dad, dance to the radio and I would help her chop veg for tea or set the table. I will never not want to hang out with my mum and it will never be a strain to spend time with her or a chore. I look forward to it as much as I do seeing a good friend, because that is what she is to me.

As for the amount of things my mum does for me, the list is endless. Growing up my mum was very present, giving up her work to be with me and my sister during our early years until we went to high school. She would do craft projects with us in the summer holidays, face painting and even make us animal ears so we could play at being animals in the garden. She would make us costumes for school plays and Gala's and she was so talented; I remember winning the Gala trophy 4 or 5 years in a row! We were lucky to be taken on family days out to the zoo or Gulliver's World theme park when growing up and family holidays across Britain in cottages and caravans. Mum is also incredibly supportive from when we were at school to now in our current jobs. She would always help us to do our best at school and always encouraged us to join clubs, to study and revise for our exams and was always on hand if we needed advice or guidance, as she still continues to be.

I cannot put into words how much I love my mum. I could not be without her. She completes me in a way no one else ever will. My mum has always instilled in me the value of working hard, trying your best and being yourself. She raised me to be kind, fiercely kind and to not judge others. She always helps you see the silver lining when everything might feel as though it is falling apart and to be happy in my life and if I am not happy with something to change it. She has given me my life, my faith, a loving family home and a wonderful childhood. Most importantly though, my mum always ensures that I know how much she loves me; through a phone call, a text or a GIF (she has learnt recently). She always tells me. I only hope that when I have my own children that I manage to do as good a job as my mum has raising me. Both my parents are the best examples of a mother and a father, of a happy marriage and of a successful home life. They have both taught me so much and for that I thank them  both but on this Mother's Day I thank my mum for being exactly who she is and for everything she has done for me. I love you mum.

Love
Blue Sky
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