courtneee

I know it sounds like a cliche, but seriously… MY MOM! I have never met someone else as strong and brave as her. She raised me for 16 years by herself and no matter how much she struggled (which I only know now) she never let anything get in the way of allowing me to have the life she never had. She made sure I was in extra curricular activities and had the best experiences possible. She was there in the hospital when I broke bones, needed stitches and got really sick. She was there for me when I had my first break up and needed to just lay with her. She was there every time I performed in a dance recital or played at a soccer game, no matter if she was sick or had to work. She never let me see how hard it was for her to be on her own and just barely make the payments on our house. I know that we had our differences as I got older just as many mothers and daughters do, but I know that no matter how much we get on each others nerves sometimes she will still always be there, in an audience or right next to me. She is my mom and my best friend. LOVE YOU <3

jesspillay

Love this post! I definitely agree that we need relationships/community. I’m generally pretty quiet and have a hard time being around crowds of people (especially if they’re people I don’t know), but even as somewhat of a “loner,” I find that I’m happiest when in the company of others.

My best friend whom I’ve known since high school is definitely the person who’s impacted my life the most. No matter what’s gone on in life…when things have been rough or rocky, she’s been a consistent companion who’s stuck by my side. And neither of us have had easy lives…yet, we’ve always stuck together. I really, truly consider her a friend for life! She’s amazing. =)

Kendra

I LOVE my MOM! She is truly an amazing woman, a wonderful mom, friend and grammy!…she is always right there beside me when I need her. I only wish I could show her how much she means to me..instead when we are together I tend to beat up on her and take out all my frustrations out on her…I wonder if she even knows how smart and brilliant I think she is? I wonder if she knows how much I admire her, and what an amazing mom she is and how cool it is for me to see her with Marcus. Seeing her with Marcus is like reliving my childhood, getting to peek in on the most special times we had together

xoxo

rainbaby24

My best guy friend <3
My girl bff
My other close friends :)
My instructors
My counselors
My CRAZY FAMILY!!!
People who take the time to hear me out!
~Cassie
Ps, Its always nice to let them know ya love them!

Jen.

I am also a Mama’s girl. She’s been by my side for everything I’ve been through. I had a very tumultuous adolescence, I often felt depressed and lost and unsure of who I was. She was the one who encouraged me to go after my dreams, and to take the steps to turn my dreams into goals and my goals into reality. When I felt pressured to do what would be “practical” and “safe” for a living, she encouraged me to to reach further and trust myself.
She taught me that failure is okay, as long as I learn from it. And that I need to go after what I want, what I desire, and that it is better to try and fail than to be too afraid to attempt anything meaningful.
Having her encouragement and her shoulder to cry on has propelled me to grow into a woman that is confident and happy with herself.

I also have to say that some of the best friendships in my life I’ve made in the past couple of years, way after high school. I’ve changed my view of friendship. I realized at one point that I had many friends who were fun to hang out with, go out with and laugh with, but few who I could call in tears if I needed someone to talk to, and that’s become my new standard for my close friends.