Happy Mother’s Day From Rich Garden

In celebration of Mother's Day on Sunday May 13, we asked Patch readers to write a letter to their mother and let us deliver it. This is Rich Garden's letter to his mom:

After my dad died in 2013, I started spending a lot of time with my mom, helping with all sorts of typical things. We haven't always been the closest and disagree on almost everything.

I don't tell her I love her often, but simply put, my mom has done so much for me. She has made me so grateful and has provided me with an enriched life. Needless to say, it's about time I tell her how very much I love her.

My parents gave me a spectacular childhood. I felt like the luckiest kid alive with the best parents in the world.

There's nothing I wouldn't do for my mom. She's a very young 82. People thinks she 70. I want her to live until 109. If only she'd walk with me and her three darling doggies, she might make 109.

Mom, thank you, thank you and thank you — but most of all, thank you. I love you for a thousand reasons, and I'm going to start telling you, finally.

—Rich Garden

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See all Mother's Day letters here.

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For next month's Love In A Small Town feature, we want to help you give Dad the best Father's Day gift ever. Write him a heartfelt letter to tell him how much he means to you, email it to locallove@patch.com and we'll feature it in your town's newsfeed on Father's Day. Get more details here.

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Image Credit: Rich Garden