I'm not sure if someone has posted anything about this already, so I apologize if that's the case.

Mother's Day is an incredibly rough time for me. I always dread it. I don't have it in me to be crafty and give "homemade" cards to everyone anymore. So I always leave the store on the verge of tears when I am out buying cards. My mother and I are not estranged (that's the most painful part) but there is not a card in the world that describes our relationship. I literally cannot thank her for anything but material objects and my existence. Even then, I am not too thrilled about my existence anyway.

I cry not because I am envious of all of the beautiful cards that overflow with gratitude, love, and respect; but because I don't know what message I want to deliver to my mom. It's not in my head and nowhere in sight so I begin to panic. I love my mother...a lot. But i literally have nothing nice to say to her.

So this year I tried to make the trip a little more bearable by making the decision to buy a card for all of the influential mothers in my life. I most certainly have a lot of love to give and there are definitely women who exist that deserve to be thanked and know they are loved. So I bought several cards and this year I included my Therapist on the list. Is that weird?

This time last year, I had only known her for 2 months and had sessions once every Tuesday. I still was unsure of her personal life and Mother's Day was 5 days after my appointment. This year, I am seeing her later today (Friday)...so it is only a couple days away and I have also known her for over a year now. I have so much love and respect for this lady and I have witnessed how wonderful of a mother she is purely by how much her son loves her.

The card I got her is pretty generic and does not refer to her as a "mother figure" or even as a friend. It's pretty perfect because it literally just describes how I feel about her. I'm super nervous to give it to her though because I'm not sure how she'll react or if it is out of line...? Plus I struggle giving people things in general because of how vulnerable it is.

This is what the card says:


Thoughts???