Birthday this year..

Another first is vastly approaching without you and the emptiness doesn't get any less painful. Every year, you subliminally give me a birthday gift and I never once said thank you. I was completely ungrateful and I know I didn't deserve it. Nothing was handed to you on a silver platter, but you worked your ass off for everything and didn't think twice about giving every last penny of it to me. Another year older, and I feel like in the past year, I've grown more than I have my entire life. Im working hard to make you proud, mom.

When things get rough, just remember

This, too, shall pass.