Appreciation Letter to my Mom

My mom is the reason I have this blog in the first place. Early in 2015 she had a blog and saw that there was a market for teen/ tween bloggers. When I was 10 years old we started the blog, I wanted to be a Disney star and a singer… like everybody else but my Mom is the type of person who likes to make ideas become reality. So we started the blog not knowing what it would or wouldn’t become. One thing I can’t imagine either of us knowing when starting this hobby was how close we would become because of it. We took pictures of my outfits together every few days, selected the best shots, wrote and published post after post. It became a way we spent time together, and continue to do today. I can guarantee this website would not be at this caliber without Mrs.Schugar putting in so much time, effort, and work into it.

Today is Mother's day, and to my mother who truly is the best, I’ve written a few words about how amazing you are to me and such an epic badass in the world.

To the person that I want to be like more like each day. You are energizing to the point where I don’t know how or where you get the spunky, positive “I can do anything” attitude. Wherever it comes from, I want to be MORE like you and your secret sauce. I have seen you walk up to people you have never interacted with before, and like magic, are able to make connections and create instant relationships. We joke that you are a street-smart type of savvy. When it comes to people and your emotional intelligence, I think you are brilliant. For people who don’t know you, they don’t always understand. You are a growth mindset girl, empathetic, with emotional agility, and give off the energy of an optimistic 20-year-old, just starting their life. Except, you are not a 20-year-old, it’s just your personality, who you are, which as much as I make fun of you about it, I really adore.

Something new I learned about you in the last year is that you are a judgment-free person. As a parent who is honest and vulnerable in a lot of uncomfortable situations, being judgment-free has made it so we can have the relationship we do. Part of being a judgment-free person is not judging yourself. I don’t think that is something most can do and accept. And because of this, we are able to have these healthy dynamics that are special and I appreciate - thank you.

To my mom, who chills out watching crime shows and drinking her tea until 9 pm every night, to my mom who has made me the person I am today, and who can’t wait to see me grow and change even more in the coming year, I love you. You are my favorite person and the one who knows me almost as much as I know myself. I truly feel understood and accepted in your presence. thank you again. Happy Mothers Day!