My Mom

I love my mom. I know that this isn't really typical of teenagers, but my mom isn't really the typical mom. She does a lot for me, and doesn't ask for anything in return.

Her whole life seems to revolve around her children. She gives most of her time to us, sacrificing it over things she could do for herself. She gets up at 5am with me every weekday morning so that she can drive me to Seminary, then either drives me to Everett or goes home to get my siblings ready for school, depending on what day it is in the carpool schedule. Then she comes a few hours later to pick me up. When my siblings and I are all home, she endures our whining. Together with my dad, she makes dinner for us, cleans up our messes, and gets us all into bed despite all the fighting and complaining. And that's just a normal day.

Truly mothers are amazing.