Unfortunately I’m very tired as I write this so my response will have to be quick. It has been 11 years since I moved out on my own for the first time. In that time, I’ve learned how to take care of myself and even got my first job in the government which lasted ten months, I learned how to do this through the guidance of my mother. My whole life she has been my go to person for everything and still holds that distinction today, (which is sometimes to her dismay as I call her much more than she wishes I would,) but the truth is that if I could live anywhere in the world, I wouldn’t pick a place of my own. I only have the desire to live with mom again so it would be anywhere she wants to live. I’m 35 years old at the time of this writing and soon to be 36 but the fact is that even though I’m as old as I am, I believe that people should always have a good relationship with their mother. Some people may call me childish for having this belief but to be honest, I’ve been called much worse and I really don’t care what others think of me. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. My mother deserves all the credit in the world for making me the person I am today so this fact will never change. I will always want to live with her even when I’m old and sitting in a rocking chair. There is a little problem though. My mother has told me numerous times that this will never happen. I will never be able to live with her as much as I desire to but I still stand by my belief that mom will always remain as the number one person in my life even if this distinction annoys her sometimes. These days, I think I spend most of my time calling her than doing anything else. This is also something that gets on her nerves but this is a whole different story. The one thing that nobody will ever be able to say about me is that I didn’t care about mom. Deep down I know this is something she must feel really good about.

By Jefferson Bert