"secretly my best friend, all along"

Today's "girl power" post comes from the adorable Joni from the little beachs.
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"I never knew about sisters growing up I grew up with 5 older brothers.  I had toy cars, bikes, and sling shots.  I did once get a doll and I ended up painting it blue and burned off her hair...I guess you could call me a tom boy.  I went through life loving every minute of it and not caring that all my friends were guys and that I would rather blow up things than shop at a mall.

-It was not till one day - the day I got married.

That day was the best day of my life, I married my best friend but little did I know I got 2 best friends that day.  I had always been close to my mother and I have looked up to her and loved her from day one, but the day I got married I gained a new respect for this amazing woman in my life.  it was like something clicked in my head and I saw her as more than "just a mom" I might have never had sisters or many girl friends, but I have the jack pot of mothers.  Now that I am married and a mom, I go to her for everything.  I trust her with every situation and hang on her every idea.  Little did I know I had the best girlfriend any girl could dream of right next to me my whole life.  I am grateful for my mom and the amazing example she has been to me throughout my life.  She has touched so many lives but I think she has touched mine more than anyone's.  My mother has secretly been my best friend all along."