Logan Fraley

My Mom and I were always fine. We ran errands together, we'd cook dinner together, we'd laugh and watch our favorite TV shows together; we played our Mother/Daughter roles well. I never really put in effort to have a relationship with my mom; we just had these moments. As a kid, I never understood the value of that relationship. When my parents divorced, I was 8 years old. I used to say that it was a major factor in who I am today, but in reality, it was my Mom who made me who I am today. It was my Mom who protected me as a child from the bad things that happened, when I didn't understand. As a child, I did not know that it was my Mom who moved us around from home to home, who paid the medical bills when my dog got sick, who protected my siblings and I from the nasty legal battle between her and my Dad, who started a career to help support us, and who in the meanwhile, raised three small kids the best she could. It may not seem like much, but I could not even imagine my life now if she had not done any of these uneasy tasks. In this photo, my Mom and I are in Charleston, South Carolina visiting the College of Charleston together. It were trips like these that helped remind me of all the wonderful things she did, and does, for me everyday. It were trips like these that reminded me of how lucky I am to have such a strong woman in my life. A woman who gave up so much in order to give me the best, and for that, I thank you, Mom.