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My mom

by Justin Benson from Troy, Texas in United States

My mom. My mom is my hero not just because she's my mom but because she's been there for me my whole life. Things have been rough for her as a single mom and I know it has even though she says it's fine and there's nothing to worry about. I know her life has been full of stress and worries about her kids. She has 3 kids. I have a younger brother and an older sister so I'm the middle child which has never really been a problem to me most people have said. I guess the good thing is my sister is 10 years older than me so it helped my mom when me and my brother were babies.

I love my mom and I know she loves me. Sometimes I wonder why she's so rough on me but I know now that that's only because she wants me to succeed in life. When she was around my age she was really smart and going through medical school and had life going for her. She got pregnant at a somewhat young age and she had to stop doing school and all of that because of the pregnancy. She never had the money to go back and pursue what she wanted to do. I am really grateful for her and all of the things she has done, like I said before she is a single mother and I know that she is constantly worried and stressed about her kids being better than she was but to be honest that will be hard to do she is a strong woman and puts up with everything.

Last year she was complaining about these back problems she had so one morning I woke her up and told her that we should go to the hospital. She agreed after a while of convincing but she came. We got to the hospital and checked in. We went to a room and got her checked out. they said they wanted to run some tests to make sure they knew what was going on. They took her to the cat scan room and when she came back they told her she had a herniated disk, which is a medical problem or a problem in your spine. She needs surgery for it and physical therapy to fix it and we have been saving up for it. I'm telling you this story because no matter how hurt or down my mom is she is still the strongest woman I have met and I'm glad to have her as my mother. She has been the best she can be to me yes we've had rough patches but hasn't everyone? I don't want to keep ranting on and saying the same thing but she's a great mom and definitely fits to be MY HERO. 

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Last edited 1/18/2025 10:34:56 AM

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