In honor of Mother’s Day, I felt that this daily prompt was quite fitting. It’s actually ironic, too…my mom loves to try “wellness habits” like doing yoga every morning or writing down at least one page of whatever comes to you everyday. Sometimes I find them slightly odd but journaling one thought everyday seemed doable for someone that wants to be a writer…lol. Because there are too many stories to show the impact she’s had on me, I’m going to acknowledge a few core memories I hold that shows the kind of person & mother she is…
Let’s start at the earliest I can remember; I was about 6 years old and each night my family would pile into the living room to watch Gilmore Girls and drink homemade chocolate milkshakes. The line in the theme song is “where you lead, I will follow,” my mom used to spin me around the living room while singing this song to me before each episode. Yes, if we watched 7 episodes in one night, she would spin me 7 times. And even though I didn’t truly understand the plotline for nearly 4 more years, I would never miss an opportunity of drink myself a fancy homemade milkshake and get swayed around for the world. She made watching a simple TV show a whole damn experience that turned into a core memory…now tell me that isn’t top tier parenting. If you know me, then you probably know I’m slightly Gilmore Girl obsessed, but that’s because it makes me feel closer to my mom. She’s the Lorelai to my Rory, and wherever she leads I will certainly follow (specifically to a good vintage clothing store or Asheville).
Now I’ll jump forward a few years…to my senior year of high school. As many know, she was my basketball coach until I went to college. She became the head coach of the high school varsity team when I was in the fifth grade. I couldn’t wait to get to high school to play for her and be “like the big girls.” But I learned that I didn’t want to play in high school to be like her former players, I just wanted to play for her at that level. My reason for loving the game has never changed–it’s her. She taught us what family was and how we were supposed to lean on one another as a team. She’s the reason I am the player I am today, on and off the floor. While I watched her teach love and team culture, I learned a whole new lesson from her my senior year–poise.
Being a coach wasn’t always easy, but she did it for the sake of the program and those apart of it. I watched parents and school administrators hurt her time and time again, but she never said a word because she always acted as the bigger person. My mom moves with a type of grace and confidence that naturally cause others to respect her. She is resilient and a force of nature when she needs to be, all qualities I want to see in myself.
Finally, the best way I can wrap up how I view my mom is a fearless supporter. Thankfully, she raised a rational daughter hehe, so I hope not to raise her blood pressure too often, but she is right behind me even when I do. Transferring colleges and teams was not easy, emotionally or physically. She was my guiding light through it all by never making me feel that what I was doing was rash or irresponsible. I was in another city, miserable and trying to figure out my next step, but she never waivered or let me see her concern. When I needed to be weak, she was extra strong for me, which is exactly who she is as a mom, friend, daughter, sister, auntie, coach, and all the other titles she holds.
She put magic into my life as a kid and now brings me back to reality as an adult, two tasks that should never go unnoticed. Her kindness, poise, boldness, and love of a good sweet treat makes her so admirable. Happy 19th Mother’s Day, momma<3
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