Happy Mother’s Day From Jacqueline Olsen

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 Jacqueline Olsen's letter to her daughters:

I know this is supposed to be about mothers, but I am going to change it up a little. I have four incredible children. Each and every one is an incredibly special person in their own way. I couldn’t be prouder to call them my children.

I also have three beautiful grandchildren. I am lucky enough to be involved in my grandchildren’s daily lives. I held these babies within a half-hour of each of their births. I watched my daughters become natural mothers. I see them play and laugh and teach and completely enjoy these babies.

These two baby girls of mine, who at times made me think, ‘Am I going to make it through these teenage years?’ have become women who hold down jobs, take care of their families and, on occasion, have to lend their mother a shoulder to cry on.

I am not sure how, but somewhere along the way, my daughters, Kristen and Lindsay, have become my best friends. Happy Mother’s Day girls! I love you to the moon and back.

—Jacqueline Olsen

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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: Jacqueline Olsen