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Mom Says It Best: And This Mom Passes The Legacy To Her Daughter

Patch asked readers to share the best advice they ever got from their mothers for our extended Mother's Day 2021 celebration.

Michelle Bergami’s mother is gone now, but the Massapequa, New York, woman says she knows her mother, always her greatest cheerleader, is “cheering for me every step of the way.”
Michelle Bergami’s mother is gone now, but the Massapequa, New York, woman says she knows her mother, always her greatest cheerleader, is “cheering for me every step of the way.” (Photo courtesy of Michelle Bergami)

ACROSS AMERICA — Michelle Bergami makes it a point to teach her daughter the same lessons she learned at her mother’s knee: “Believe in yourself, and you will be unstoppable.”

Bergami, a reader of Massapequa Patch, recalled her mother’s words”

“The best advice my mom ever gave me was to believe in myself,” Bergami wrote. “Never settle for anything less than what I desire.

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“My mother consistently reminded me that I can accomplish anything I put my mind and heart into,” she continued. “My mom was my biggest cheerleader and even after her passing, I still know she is cheering for me every step of the way.”

Bergami is among Patch readers sharing the best advice they ever got from their moms in our extended celebration of Mother’s Day. Come back to Across America Patch every day for more of these morsels of wisdom we can relate to and smile about as we think of our own moms.

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