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best mom ever !
happy mother’s day to the
F F
ourteen years
ago on a sunny
September day,
I came into
this world
and was
welcomed by a
loving, fun couple.
I didn’t realize at
the moment, but
our world changed
for the better.
I have always
wondered who
came up with the
idea of having
moms. Or being a
mom? All I can say
is that I am one lucky
girl to have mine.
She is a loving, ener-
getic, always smiling
mom who knows and is
friendly to everybody. She
has gone through tragedy
in life (like most people in this
world), but she has turned hers
into a special trait of teaching her
kids and the people around her that
life is special. I guess the “apple doesn’t
fall from the tree,” as my Grammy is the
same way. So I guess I am double lucky!
I sometimes wonder what it would be
like if I had a different mom because my
life would be so different. My mom is
always there for me and is always posi-
tive, even when something is wrong.
And she always has a smile on her face
no matter what. It could be raining,
snowing or miserable outside, and my
mom’s reaction would be “it’s gorgeous
out, right!” Did I mention her smile?
It’s contagious. She makes everybody
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around her feel good and that’s an
understatement.
As I get older and grow through my
teenage years, my mom tells me every
day that I can talk to her no matter what
happens and she will never be mad about
what I tell her. I wonder what it would
be like if my mom was not like that.
Some days we talk about school
(even if I got a bad grade). I can tell her
about my friendships or relation-
ships I have made, or just life in
general. I am in middle school
so a lot goes on – believe me!
My mom is a great listener
and she always guides
me to make the right
decision without tell-
ing me what to do.
My mom teaches
me something
different every
day, whether it
is something
I need help
with in school
or if there’s
something
I’m struggling
with in sports,
especially in
lacrosse (where
she excelled as a
player), or if it is just
something in life
that I did not know.
No matter what it is,
my mom is always
there for me.
I could go on and on about
my mom, but I only get so much
space in the magazine! So I just want
to say thank you to my mom for all you
do for me (and my
brothers and dad),
and I hope that I
can turn out to be
a mom as great as
you. Happy Mother’s
Day! I love you to the
moon and back! ●
– GRACE OLLENDIKE
Glen Rock
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