Today is the day. I was getting off the phone with my mom after telling her to not forget about her medication and asking her what movie should I take her to see tonight, that’s when I realized that my mom and I finally have switched places. I knew it was bound to happen and now I’m pretty sure it’s happening.

What I mean is there was a time when I would always depend on her and she’s always been there. She’s there to make life easier and happier for me and she’s done a great job over the years of my childhood. From giving me advice about everything to something as simple as bringing me food at school. She just put me before herself, countless times.

Now that I’m almost twenty and her too growing older, I find myself thinking about her before me now. Her smiling and being happy has never meant so much to me. Now, I’m the one giving her advice about her work and her marriage and her friends, bringing her food, doing her grocery shopping and whatever she needs, well at least I try to.

There was a time when I was almost annoyed when I see her number calling my phone just because I knew it would be another favor, another errand, another thing for me to worry about. But really when she calls me, it’s just another chance for me to make her life easier and for her to depend on me. Simply just returning the favor.