50 ‘Moms For A Minute’ Chip In To Help Anyone In Need Of A Loving Mother Figure

American adventurer Christopher McCandless, who the movie Into The Wild is based on, is attributed with the phrase "Happiness is only real when shared", and I guess the same can be said about a lot of other emotions, too. We humans are social creatures, and our lives are heavily dependent on the connections we form with one another. Out of those, arguably the most important one is with our mothers. However, not everyone has one.

Luckily, there is a subreddit called 'Mom For A Minute' to fill the void, even if ever so slightly. "We are Mother Geese to our loving Ducklings," the community introduces itself. "When you need understanding, congratulations, praise, or advice from a mother figure, but don't have one in real-life able or willing to provide that for you — we are here for you. We support you and love you unconditionally!" And they deliver every single time.

Over the years, we at Bored Panda have covered a lot of corners of the internet but this is one wholesome tearjerker. I know it can sound like a cliché, but sometimes knowing that there's a person who cares really is all that you need to get through the day.

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Not just teen girls. All women. I’ve had girls come up to me and act like we were best friends when we were complete strangers just so they weren’t alone w a creepy dude bugging them. I caught on immediately every time. This is a great tactic ladies pls don’t be afraid to use it.

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50 ‘Moms For A Minute’ Chip In To Help Anyone In Need Of A Loving Mother Figure

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As A Child Of An Alcoholic, My Bedroom Was An Air Mattress In A Tool Shed, Separated From The Rest Of My Family. Today I Moved Into The First Beautiful Place I Have Ever Had. It’s Clean, And It’s Mine. And I’m So Proud

Hey Mom. I Know You Are Dead And Were Not The Most Supportive But This Is Glacier. He Is My Soon To Be Service Dog. You Might Have Called Me A Psychotic Bit*ch But I Have Schizophrenia And I Am Proud To Say That I Am A Person With Schizophrenia. I Am Tired Of Hiding That This Is Something I Have

Hi Internet Moms! My Birthgiver Is More Interested In Trying To Pray My Gay Away, But I Want To Share With Someone That I Proposed To My Wonderful Now-Fianceé! I'm Very Happy She Said Yes!

Mom, I Made Pies For The First Time And I'm Really Proud Of Them!

Hi Mom, It’s Been A Long Time Since The Accident That Left Me Unable To Use My Legs Properly But Yesterday I Managed To Walk About 10 Steps. I Hoped You’d Be Proud But You Ignored My Message

Mom, My Family And My Friends Made Fun The Platypus I Crocheted. No One Wants To Buy It Either. Should I Even Continue With Making These?

Mom, I Do Neighborhood Cleanups Each Week And Everybody Looks At Me Like A Fool. I’m Disabled And Alone. Please Tell Me I’m An Okay Person

I've Lost Over 200 Lbs In The Past Year. Confronting My Eating Disorder, Past Trauma, And Learning Healthy Habits Has Been Incredibly Difficult But Is The Best Thing I've Ever Done For Myself. Would Just Love Some Affirmation From An Internet Mom That I Don't Get From My Bio Mom

Hey Mom, You Passed Away Before You Could See Me Grow Up, But Look At Me Now! Your Baby Girl Is 2 Years Alcohol Free!

Mom, Today I Am 5 Years Clean And Sober. Feb 14th 2016 Was The Day I Got Clean

Mom, I’ve Lost 60 Pounds And No One Has Told Me I Look Good. I Think I Look Good

Hey Mom, I Wore A Dress For The First Time Since I Was In An Explosion. It Was So Scary Showing My Scars For The First Time. But I Did It And I Still Felt Beautiful

Hey, Mom. I Made A Toy, And No One I Live With Likes It. I Hope You Do. His Name Is Storm

Hey, Mom. I'm Graduating High School Today. I've Survived Mental Illness, Trauma, Self Harm, Getting Kicked Out At 17, A R*pe, A S*icide Attempt And Numerous Heartbreaks During Hs. I May Be Graduating Late But I Honestly Thought I Was Gonna Be A HS Dropout. I Just Want Someone To Be Proud

Hi Mom, Just Got Married. Saved You A Seat. I Sent My Bouquet To Be At Your Grave The Next Day, Your Favorite Light Pink Roses. I Hope It Was Just As Beautiful As You Could Have Made It

Mom, I Remember How Much You Loved My Handmade Things (To The Point Of Demanding Them For Christmas Gifts!), So I Want To Show You My Latest Finished Project: A Tiny Bookshop!

Hey Mama. I Got Up Today For The First Time In A Few Weeks.. I Took A Shower And Brushed Out The Knots In My Hair. I Changed My Clothes And Even Made Myself A Breakfast. Ive Been Clean For 5 Days Now, Thank You

Hi Mom, I’m Losing My Best Friend Today. Please Send Love

Mom, I’m 10 Years Clean From Heroin Today

Hey Mom. I Hadn’t Drawn In Years Because I Didn’t Have A Lot Of Confidence In Myself. But I Have A Beautiful 7 Month Son So I Did This Portrait Of Him, For Him

Hey, Mama. Just A Few Of My Recent Creations. My Real Mom Wasn’t Very Interested So I Thought I’d Show Them Off Here

December 13 2021 I Was A Brain Tumor Survivor. December 11 2022 I Became A Marathoner. I Fought For My Life And Pulled Off The Unlikely. I Cried As I Crossed The Finish Line And Reclaimed My Life

Mom, I Wish You Could See How Much Progress I've Made As A Person. I Wish You Were Still Here. Maybe Dad Wouldn't Have Such A Problem With It, If You Were Able To Talk To Him. I Miss You And Love You!

Hey Mom, I Graduated With My Master’s 2 Weeks Ago And Started My Dream Job! I’m Very Excited

Hi Mom, To Celebrate My Birthday I’ve Decided To Make 35 Care Bags, One For Each Year, And Will Be Handing Them Out To People In Need In My Neighborhood. I Can’t Think Of A Better Way To Celebrate Than To Behave Like The Person I’ve Always Wanted To Be

Hey, Mom... I Got Engaged This Weekend. She’s Been So Wonderful To Me, But It’s Been Really Hard To Enjoy This Moment Without Remembering How Much Family I’ve Lost Due To Loving A Woman. All Of Our Friends Are Over The Moon, But I Really Hope You’re Happy For Me Too

Hey Mom, I Graduated High School! I Was Expelled, Suspended And Missed Over 200 Hours Because Of Mental Health, But I Still Managed To Do It With Honors!

I’m Almost 1 Year Sober And I Am Celebrating My First New Years With No Drugs And Alcohol For The First Time In Over A Decade!!!

I Used Every Dollar I Had To Be Able To Move Into My First Apartment. I Don’t Have Any Furniture Nor Money For It, But I Have A Place To Call Mine

Hey Mom! So I’ve Reached A Pretty Big Milestone And Have Now Been Transitioning For Over A Year! I’m So Proud At How Far I’ve Come And I Hope You’re Proud Of Your Daughter

My Mom Ignored Me When I Showed Her Pictures Of The Baby Boy I'm Currently Pregnant With... Here Mom, Here's Pictures Of Baby Marley!

Mom, We Don't Talk Much Anymore, Since I Came Out As Your Daughter.... I Feel Beautiful Tonight Though.... Wish You Could See How Happy I've Become

Hey Mom, It's Been 16 Years Since I Lost You, But I Think I'm Ok Now. I Finally Could Understand The Real Reason Behind Your S*icide And Your Mental Health Issues At The Time. I Going To Make Sure Everyone Understands Why You Did What You Did And What You Were Going Through. Miss You :(

Mom, I Got My Second Covid Shot! My Real Mom Is Antivax And She Won't Care

Hi, Mom. I’m Working In An Icu With Covid-19 Patients. I Stand All Day & Don’t Drink Enough Water. I’ve Been Reusing My Mask For A Week. I’m Trying To Stay Positive, But I’m Watching Otherwise Healthy People Deteriorate Quickly. I Know I Am Lucky To Be Working Right Now. I’m Just Tired

Hey Mom. Today I Reached 3 Years Without Selfharm. It’s By Far Been The Hardest Year Of My Life With The Isolation, Touch Starvation And Loneliness. But I Pulled Through. I Hope You’re Proud Of Me

Hey Mom, I Finally Am Getting Out Of My Depression And Tapping Back Into My Creativity For Event Design And Planning Again :) Made A Fairytale Sleep Over For My God Daughter’s 10th Birthday, And I’m Super Proud Of How It Turned Out

Mom I Bought My First Car. I Am So Proud And I Didn't Take Out A Loan. I Worked So Hard For This

Hey Mom, I Don’t Know If You Remember Me From About A Year Ago, But I Did It. I’m A United States Marine Now

Mom, I Picked Up My Wedding Dress Today. My Heart Aches Knowing You Don't Want To Be At My Wedding And Will Never Be A Part Of My Life. I Hate You For Choosing My Abuser Over Me , But I Love You So Much It Hurts

Hey Mom, I Cleaned My Room! My Depression Has Been Overcoming Me Lately And My Room Was An Absolute Disaster, But I'm Finally Getting Help And Starting To Heal! I'm Genuinely Feeling Better!

Mom, We Found A Dress In The Attic That Fit Caleb Perfectly. This Is His First Time In Drag And He’s Clearly So, So Elated. I Wish You Accepted Us For Who We Are

Birth Person Always Said I Couldn't Draw And I Believed Her. Last Year My Therapist Started Asking Me To Draw Stuff And Look At Me Now

Hi Mom, I've Been Chronically Underweight For My Entire Life, Up Until 2 Years Ago I Was Stuck At 130lbs At 6'10". Now After Two Years Of Hard Work And Eating Right, I'm 250 And Happy

Hey Mum. When I Was 9, Dad Gave Us A Few Dollars To Buy You A Birthday Present. I Thought This Was Hilarious. When You Died Last Year I Discovered You Still Had It. In Perfect Nick. There Were Tears. I Turned 40 Last Month. It’s Lasted 31 Years And Two 40 Year Olds. It Feels Pretty ... Special

Finally Pregnant After Infertility Treatment!

Hey Mom, It’s My First Birthday Without You Calling Me And Singing “Happy Birthday” But They Decorated My Office To Surprise Me This Morning

Hey Mom, I Made It A Year Clean From Hard Drugs Today!

I Made Straight As My First Semester Back At School!

Crossdresser, And Will Be Presenting Female Out In Public For The First Time!! Could Use Some Words Of Encouragement So I Don’t Chicken Out. Ps Will Be Shaving, Didn’t Have Time Before Trying Dress On

Mom I Did It! I Won A Scholarship, Im On My Way To Become A Welder!

Hey Mom. Three Years Ago I Survived Cardiac Arrest Caused By Anaphylactic Shock. I Was Lost And Depressed And Alone, And Struggling With The Weight Of My Trauma. Today, I Hit Two Years Clean From Self Harm. I Can Smile Again! I’m Finally Proud Of Myself. It’s Taken A Lot Of Work

Hey Mum! I Just Went To My Doctor And Got The Arm Implant Behind Your Back. I Know You Would Kill Me If You Found Out, But I Want To Share My Excitement With Someone! (Lots Of Long Sleeve Shirts For The Next Few Days)

Hey Mom, I Will Marry My Girlfriend Of 5 Years In October. I Am So Excited!

My Parents Never Taught Me How To Cook And I Don’t Really Have Parents Anymore So I Wanted To Show Y’all What I Made

Mom Is The Prom Dress I Choose Really That Bad? My Boyfriend Hates It And I’m Starting To Think He’s Right. I Spent A Lot Of Money And I’m Starting To Regret It

1st Day Selfie!! After A Month Of Interviews, Assessments, Crying And Tests I Finally Got That Really Big Job I’ve Been Working Towards. My Bio Mom Might Not Be, But I’m Pretty Proud Of Myself

Hi Mom. I Don’t Have Anyone Else To Celebrate With, But I’ve Lost 110.4 Pounds! Thank You For Being Proud Of Me Mom

I Got Married, Mom. I Wish You Were Okay With Us Needing To Downsize So You Could've Been There. You Could Have Seen How Happy We Were, Even Though It Wasn't Exactly What We Envisioned Either

Mom, Our Last Christmas Was In 1995 And You Died 2 Weeks Later. I’ve Never Liked Christmas, And Dad Never Put Any Effort Into It. Now That I Have My Own Son, I’m Trying To Give Him The Best Christmas Memories. I Hope You’re Proud Of How Your Girls Turned Out

Hey Mom, I Finished My Third Huge Color By Numbers Painting! It’s Been Three Days Since I Sent This Pic To You, Two Since You Left Me On Read, But Nevertheless I’m Proud Of My Accomplishment And That It Turned Out So Well!

Hi Mom. My Cancer Journey Is Still Going, But I'm Over The Worst Of It. I Still Need 10 Years Of Hormone Therapy, Putting Me Into Menopause For The Second Time. I Broke Up With My Boyfriend Of 4.5 Years This Weekend. My Hair Is Growing Back And I Am Feeling Comfortable In My New Body. I Miss You

Mom, I Started Watercolouring And I Think I May Have Found My Calling! My Real Mom Was Unimpressed Though

It's Been A Hard 16 Years Without You, Mom, But Dang Is This Sweatshirt Still Cool. (Jeans A Bit Tight, Though!) I Miss You Everyday, Even Though We've Now Passed The Point Where You've Been Out Of My Life For Longer Than You Were In It

Mom, I Made My First Garment That I Can Actually Wear! It’s Simple, But I Didn’t Use A Pattern And I’m Really Proud Of Myself For Figuring The Math Out!

Hey Mum! I Successfully Delivered My 450th Kitten Today. No One Else Knows That Number But I've Kept A List Of Names And Dates Of All Of Them So When I Entered Today's Newbies I Noticed. I'm Emotional I Suppose I Am Actually Good For Something!

Hey Mom Meet My Baby! Born This Morning!

I Did A Brave And Cut My Dreads Off After Six Years, Shedding The Last Of My Toxic Mother With Them And Celebrating Four Years Nc With Moms Like You, Instead.

Mom, It’s Officially Your Birthday. This Isn’t How I Wanted To Celebrate You This Year. I Hope Heaven Is Throwing You A Kick Ass Party Today. I Miss You So Painfully Everyday. I Love You, Mommy Salami. Happy Birthday

Hey Mom, I Painted My Nails Even Tho You Said Me Doing That Is An Embarrassment Cuz I'm A Guy. I Think I Did A Good Job

Hey Mom, My Wife Is Getting Hit By Her Seasonal Depression Hard This Year. I Was Just Wondering If You Could Give Your Honest Opinion On Her Embroidery To Cheer Her Up A Bit

First Day Of Work Since Being Unemployed For 6 Months Or So. I Hope You Are Proud Of Me Mom. I Did Jt

Hey Mom I Got Promoted To Optician From Being A Cashier. This Is My First Day. I Had So Much Fun Today. I Am So Happy. The Future Is Going To Be So Wonderful

Hey Mom. I Don't Remember You. You Realized You Were In Too Deep, And I'd Be Better Off With Another Family. You Were So Strong To Make That Choice For Us. I Still Have Bunny, Though. Maybe You'll See This, And You'll Recognize Us. I Don't Get Sappy Often, But Sometimes I Wish I Had More Answers

Mom, Your Youngest Son Is Engaged. I Wish You Were Around So You Could Meet My Future Wife. I Think We Work Well Together. If Only You Can See How Much I Have Grown Since You Passed. Love, Your Youngest

I Get To Give My Daughter The Freedom To Be Happy That I Never Got. Thanks, Mom, For Teaching Me Not To Be Jealous Of Her Youth And Beauty. Isn't She Lovely?

I Did It! It Took Me Five Years, A Bunch Of Major Obstacles, And The Absolute Lowest Point Of My Mental Health Ever, But I Stuck With It. I Don't Really Have Anyone To Talk To About It Irl, But I'm Proud Of Myself :)

Hey Mom, I Wore A Swimsuit For The First Time In Two Years, I’m Slowly Starting To Love My Body

Hey, Mom. I'm Graduating High School Today. I've Survived Mental Illness, Trauma, Self Harm, Getting Kicked Out At 17, A Rpe, A Sicide Attempt And Numerous Heartbreaks During Hs. I May Be Graduating Late But I Honestly Thought I Was Gonna Be A HS Dropout. I Just Want Someone To Be Proud