Taylor Swift Has the Perfect Lyrics for Your IG Caption for Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day is the time to shower your mother or the maternal figure in your life with public displays of unabashed love and affection. So, naturally, we all take to Instagram and post photos that show the world just how amazing Mom is. While a picture may say a thousand words, you also want to find the perfect message or witty quip to accompany it and describe how much she means to you. In other words, you need to write an Instagram caption that's as epic as your mom.
From a cheesy throwback to a classic pic from your most recent family vacay, choosing the perfect photo to post shouldn't be that difficult. But finding the right words to say to Mom? That's a tough one. What do you say to the woman who would do anything for you?
Our advice: Keep it short, simple, and a little cheeky. We've already done the hard part for you, so sit back, break out your phone, and let these quotes—from funny to sentimental—be the inspo for your most epic Mother's Day Instagram caption ever. After you're finished, you might want to check out our favorite gifts and gift baskets for Mom.
TV and Movie Quotes for Mother's Day Captions
“How do I explain her? She is as respected as Mother Teresa, as powerful as Stalin, and as beautiful as Margaret Thatcher.” —Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation
"Somebody up there has got it in for me. I bet it's my mother." —Donna Sheridan, Mamma Mia!
"I need you, I need you here, I need you now. I cannot do this alone. I need my Mommy, and dammit, I don't care who knows it.” —Rory Gilmore, Gilmore Girls
“My mother used to say: The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana.” —Rose Nylund, Golden Girls
"I think I'm my mom's best friend, more than a daughter" —Carrie Fisher, Bright Lights
“I need her to make me some cocoa and tell me that everything that is going badly in my life will sort itself out.” —Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail
"You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life's happiness is wrapped up in you...every single second." —Isabel Kelly, Stepmom
“My mom is too cool.” —Hallie Parker, The Parent Trap
Funny Mother's Day Captions
Happy Mother's Day to the person who uses my voicemail like a podcast.
If I shared everything you’ve done for me, in this one post, I’d break the internet.
Mom: I love you and your super long voicemails.
Motherhood: Powered by love. Fueled by coffee. Sustained by wine.
Imma let you finish, but I have the best mom of all time!
If at first, you don't succeed, try doing it the way Mom told you to in the beginning.
I love how we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite child.
Cheers to the woman who gave up wine for nine months, just for me.
Thanks for always loving me, even through all of my awkward phases.
If Mom’s not happy, no one is happy.
I got it from my mama!
Nothing is actually lost until your mom can’t find it.
My mama's got it going on!
Mom—you’re definitely one of my favorite parents.
"It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it." —The Golden Girls
She's not a regular mom, she's a *cool* mom.
Mom, I love you, even though I'll never accept your friend request.
Thank you for not telling my siblings that I'm your favorite.
A mother is a person you can always call to see how long the chicken lasts in the fridge.
Thank you for giving me life. And thank you for not taking it back during my teenage years.
Mom, you were right about everything. There, I said it!
She wore Mom jeans before it was cool.
My Mother's Day gift to you is apologizing for ages 12 through 17. Sorry I was terrible.
I smile because I'm your daughter. I laugh because there's nothing you can do about it.
Mom, I forgive you for replacing me with cats.
Dear Mom, I get it now.
Mom, I doughnut know what I would do without you.
"Mother/daughter or sisters? The world may never know."
Mom, I'm sorry for all the times I didn't take the chicken out of the freezer. I get it now.
Mothers are a gift to humanity. End of story.
Sentimental Mother's Day Captions
"The only thing that matters is happiness. That's the only healthy relationship between a parent and a child. That's the only thing that can raise a child truly, is love." —Rhianna
"Moms are patient gardeners who plant the seeds of love in their children, then watch them bloom." —Unknown
"You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career—or not. My mother encouraged me to find that balance." —Michelle Obama
"My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself." —Beyoncé
"I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn’t seem to encompass enough when I use it about her. She was the love of my life." —Mindy Kaling
"I think motherhood is just so humbling. You realize how ill-prepared we all are, how little we know." —Drew Barrymore
"I really saw clearly, and for the first time, why a mother is really important. Not just because she feeds and also loves and cuddles and even mollycoddles a child, but because in an interesting and maybe an eerie and unworldly way, she stands in the gap. She stands between the unknown and the known." —Maya Angelou
"One hundred percent my mother, who would always say, 'If you want something done, do it yourself.' She must have said that 100 times to me—as a child, as a young woman, yesterday on the phone." —Reese Witherspoon
"My Mother is a Walking Miracle." —Leonardo DiCaprio
"A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else's." —Princess Diana
"Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother." —Oprah Winfrey
"My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her." —Jodi Picoult
"I love you a thousand yellow daisies." —Gilmore Girls
"My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was." —Lisa Leslie
Always my mom, forever my friend.
A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.
No matter how old she may be, sometimes a girl just needs her mom.
"You've given me everything that I will need to make it through this crazy thing called life." —Carrie Underwood
Behind every great woman is an even better mother.
"Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” ―Gail Tsukiyama
"All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." —Abraham Lincoln
"When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know." —Mitch Albom
"Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are." —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
"Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me." —Lady Gaga
Cute Mother's Day Captions
The Lorelai to my Rory.
Keep calm and call your mom.
Life doesn't come with a manual, it comes with a mother.
If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
Mother (n): cheap therapist and best friend.
Who needs a superhero when I have my mom?
Mom: A title just above Queen.
Home is wherever my mom is.
Ladies and gentlemen, her.
Thanks for being right about literally everything.
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.
Mom, thanks for teaching me to stop and sip the rosé.
My favorite arms to fold into since day one.
Mom, I can’t see your heart, but I know it’s made of gold.
If I didn’t have you as a mom, I’d choose you as a friend.
There aren't enough flowers in the world to show you how much you mean to me.
A mother’s work is never done—but today, you deserve a rest.
Not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart.
Because of your love and support, I’m a badass. Thank you, mom.
M.O.M: mater of multitasking. Maker of memories. Manager of money. Maker of meals. Made of magic.
You do not have to be logical, you are a mother.
For everything I am today, my mother showed me the way.
My mother, my queen.
Mom by chance, bestie by choice.
Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.
Song Lyrics for Mother's Day IG Post
"For all the mothers fighting for better days to come and all my women, all my women sitting here trying to come home before the sun." —Alicia Keys
"I only love my bed and my mama, I'm sorry." —Drake
"So, Mother, I thank you for all you've done and still do. You got me, I got you." —Christina Aguilera
"I admire you for the strength you've instilled in me." —Justin Bieber
"So I will keep you, day and night, here until the day I die. I'll be living one life for the two of us." —Louis Tomlinson
"No one else can be what you have been to me. You will always be the girl in my life for all times." —Boyz II Men
"And there's no way I can pay you back, but my plan is to show you that I understand: you are appreciated." —Tupac
"Back then I didn't know why you were misunderstood, Mama. So now I see through your eyes all that you did was love." —Spice Girls
"Wish we didn't live so far from each other. I'm just sitting here, thinking 'bout the time that's slipping. And missing my mother." —Kacey Musgraves
"You might have a mom, she might be the bomb, but ain't nobody got a mom like mine." —Meghan Trainor
"Each day, I feel so blessed to be looking at you...cause when you open your eyes, I feel alive." —Beyoncé
"You showed me when I was young just how to grow. You showed me everything that I should know. You showed me, just how to walk without your hands. Cause Mom you always were the perfect fan." —Backstreet Boys
"You taught me strength, and you gave me guidance. Whenever faith was lost you were there to find it." —Ashanti
"I know you were on my side even when I was wrong. And I love you for giving me your eyes, staying back, and watching me shine." —Taylor Swift
"You are not an accident where no one thought it through. The world has stood against us, made us mean to fight for you. And when we chose your name, we knew that you'd fight the power too." —Brandi Carlile
"The stars have a lot to say about women born in the month of May. We want love, warm, and forever." —Lucy Dacus
"Momma sewed the rags together, sewin' every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was so proud of." —Dolly Parton
"And if it's a funny old world, mama, where a little boy's wishes come true, well I got a few in my pocket and a special one just for you." —Bruce Springsteen
She'd laugh until she cried. I could do no wrong. She would always save me because I was her baby." —Blake Shelton
Honorary Mom in Your Life Captions
Motherhood requires love, not DNA.
Happy Mother's Day to the best Bonus Mom I could ever ask for.
You didn’t give me the gift of life. Life gave me the gift of you.
Family isn’t blood. It’s the people who love you. The people who have your back. Thanks for always having mine.
Family means a lot—especially when it's filled with someone as special as you.
You never treated me as a spare child, but as an extra blessing.
"Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws." —Barbara Kingsolver
Aunt—a double blessing. You love like a parent and act like a friend.
"What seems insignificant when you have it is important when you need it." —Franz Grillparzer
However motherhood comes to you, it's a miracle.
Thanks for always "stepping" up.
I'd take your genes any day!
The mother you gain can just be as good as the one who birthed you.
The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.
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