Mother's Day messages: what to write to mom this year

“Happy Mother's Day to the woman who taught me how to be kind, and how to fold a fitted sheet. Mostly kind.”

“Mom, thank you for every packed lunch and every second chance.”

“You made our house feel safe. I still feel it every time I call you.”

“Happy Mother's Day. I hope today you get a quiet cup of tea and nobody asking where their shoes are.”

“For the one who always knew when something was wrong before I said a word. Love you, Mom.”

“Today is yours. Put your feet up. We've got the dishes.”

“Thank you for loving me loudly at school plays and quietly on hard nights.”

“The older I get, the more I understand what you gave up for us. I see it now, Mom. Thank you.”

“Every time I'm patient with someone, I'm borrowing it from you.”

“You never had a manual. You just had us, and you figured it out with so much love.”

“I didn't always say it when I lived at home, so I'm saying it now: you were enough. You were more than enough.”

“I hope you know that the best parts of me started in your kitchen.”

“You taught me that strong and gentle can live in the same person. I watched you do it every day.”

“Happy Mother's Day from your favorite child. Don't tell the others.”

“Thanks for not selling me when I was a teenager. Big of you.”

“You said I'd thank you one day. Today is that day. Please don't say “I told you so.””

“I turned out pretty great, Mom. You're welcome, and thank you.”

“I still call you to ask how long to boil an egg. Happy Mother's Day to my personal help line.”

“I love you bigger than the whole sky and also a dinosaur.”

“Mommy, you give the best hugs and the best pancakes.”

“Thank you for reading me the same book every night even when you're tired.”

“You are my favorite person and my favorite pillow.”

“Happy Mother's Day! I made you this card all by myself (Dad helped with the glue).”

“You didn't have to love me, and you did it anyway. Happy Mother's Day.”

“Thank you for raising the person I love, and for welcoming me like one of your own.”

“Grandma, you've mothered two generations of us and never once run out of cookies or patience.”

“Not every mom is the one who gave birth to you. You're mine, and I'm grateful.”

“Mom, I still reach for the phone on Sundays. Thinking of you today and every day.”

“I planted the flowers you loved. They came up again this spring, just like your voice in my head.”

“Happy Mother's Day to the mom I carry with me. I hope you can see how much of you is still here.”

“To a friend whose mom is gone: I'm thinking of you today. No need to write back. I just wanted you to know.”

“To everyone who misses their mother today: it's okay if this day is quiet. Love doesn't need a card to be real.”

“Mom, I've been trying to count all the times you put me first, and I lost track somewhere around the science fair. Thank you for the rides, the late-night talks, the soup when I was sick and the advice I ignored and then followed. I hope today you feel even a little of the love you've given me. Happy Mother's Day.”

“You taught me to cook, to apologize, to save money and to laugh when things go wrong. I use all of it, every week. I don't tell you often enough how much you shaped my life, so here it is in writing: I'm proud to be your kid. Happy Mother's Day, and thank you for everything.”

“Mom, it's Mother's Day again, and I miss you. I made your lemon cake this morning, and it was almost right. I still hear you telling me to wear a coat. Thank you for the years we had and the love that hasn't gone anywhere. I carry you with me today, like always.”