Happy Mother’s Day To Kriss Auger

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 Emily Auger's letter to her mom:

Dear Mom,

I don’t think I have really understood a normal mother-daughter relationship, because we have never been normal. From the start, you gave Jim and I room to grow, with structure but not strictness, and a whole lot of love.

When I was younger I used to get really defensive when someone said we looked alike, because none of my other friends looked like their moms as much as I looked like you. As I grew though, I became so appreciative of the unusual relationship that we have. You are the first person I want to talk to in any situation whether it be good or bad, and although I don’t always take your advice, I always need it.

Even though we are usually miles apart, you always know how to make me feel better. You are my best friend and the coolest person I know, and I never hesitate to brag about how awesome my mom is. Now when anyone tells me I look like my mom, I smile and ask if they want to see more pictures of how scarily similar we are. I love you, Mom and could not imagine my life without you.

—Emily Auger

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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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Photo Credit: Emily Auger