By Marley Cruise
I’ve noticed a trend lately. Girls roll their eyes at, belittle, or are otherwise unkind toward the statement “My mom is my best friend.” This is incredibly troubling to me because I am one of those girls that is fiercely loyal and incredibly close to my mom; she is my biggest supporter, number one fan, and yes, my best friend. So what that my mom is my best friend? I wonder what the big deal is. Why are so many people looking down on the “my mom is my best friend” mentality? Is it that some need to feel independent and grown up? Could it be that a girl having a close relationship with her mom is just not as common as I have always thought? I don’t know the answer and honestly, I’m too busy to go interview a bunch of people to find out. I do want to say, though, my mom is my best friend, as she should be. There are only so many women in the world who can love the way a mom does. I don’t know about some of y’all, but I’ve had to tell myself that I’m only allowed to call her once a week. If I didn’t have this self-enforced rule, I would call for her advice every day. In the middle of my first big panic after moving in, I wanted nothing more than to have her with me to talk me down. When walking into meetings or club events that I’m nervous about, I find myself echoing things she’s said to me to hype myself up. The voice in my head that tells me not to buy a certain article of clothing because it’s impractical, too expensive, or, to my chagrin, too revealing sounds like my mom. If you think that it’s stupid to be close to your mom, why make fun of girls who are? Have you called your mom today? Maybe you should. After all, you probably are more alike than you think.