Show Off Your Mama on Mother's Day With These Clever Instagram Captions

Mother's Day is here, which means you're off to celebrate your favorite gal and take a bunch of pictures as evidence. That pretty brunch spread will be photographed before anyone can dig in, and you'll get some shots of you and Mom looking as cute as ever in your spring outfits. The next step is posting these flicks to Instagram, but before you can do that, you'll need to come up with a caption. A clever, sweet, and witty caption, that is! Luckily, this list has the best Mother's Day Instagram captions.

These sweet Mother's Day captions are perfect for an Instagram post so you can celebrate your mom with everyone who loves her. Plus, a cute (or silly!) picture goes a long way—which you can accompany with a caption like this: “This is a photo of my mother and her favorite child.” 😂 There are also a few mother-daughter quotes and mother-son quotes that you could use for a caption or write in your Mother's Day card. Whether you're celebrating your own mom or a mother figure in your life, you'll definitely brighten their day with these fun Mother's Day captions for every kind of relationship.

Funny Mother's Day Captions

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  • Cheers to my first ever BFF.

  • Gossip sessions wouldn't be the same without you.

  • Posting this because I want to, not because you asked me to a billion times! 😂

  • This is an annual reminder that I have a mom whom I love so much no matter how much she nags.

  • This is a photo of my mother and her favorite child.

  • Mother's Day was filled with love and free of lectures.

  • Sorry for calling you everyday... Happy Mother's Day!

  • Your desserts may be sweet, but you're sweeter! Happy Mother's Day to you.

  • Happy Mother's Day to the person who always let me have the last cookie growing up.

  • A funny pic for a funny person.

  • I apologize for all of the sleep you lost out on while raising me.

  • Me, my mom, and a glass of rosé on this lovely Mother's Day.

  • Happy Mother's Day to the person who loved me through all of my awkward phases.

  • HMD to the person who uses my voicemail like it's her own personal podcast.

  • No, I didn't forget to take the chicken out of the freezer this Mother's Day. 😂

  • Consider this your reminder to give your mama a call today!

  • Me and my mom are like wine... we get better with age!

  • You're telling me you didn't have wine *or* caffeine for a whole nine months? You're the best, mom!

  • We're the perfect mother-daughter duo. She's the perfect one, and I'm simply her daughter.

  • We know, we know. You're not a regular mom. You're a cool mom!

Sweet Mother's Day Captions

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  • Happy Mother's Day to the kindest person I know.

  • You've given me the confidence I needed growing up, and I'm forever thankful.

  • My happy place is you, mama!

  • There is simply no way I could have done this life thing without your guidance.

  • Photo evidence of a mom next to her very proud daughter.

  • You are genuinely the strongest person I know.

  • There's not a day when I don't appreciate you, but just making it extra known today!

  • I wrote this after I finished tearing up because of how much I love you.

  • I know my worth all thanks to you.

  • You're looking at two peas in a pod.

  • No words, just 💗.

  • I can feel my mother's love from miles away.

  • No matter how old we may be, sometimes we just need our moms.

  • Your loving spirit helped me find my own.

  • If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

  • You're the best manual life has to offer.

  • Home is wherever you are, mom.

  • She's Lorelai to my Rory.

  • You are the most sustaining force in our family.

Mother's Day Captions from TV and Movie Moms

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  • "You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life's happiness is wrapped up in you...every single second." — Stepmom

  • "Somebody up there has got it in for me. I bet it's my mother." — Mamma Mia!

  • “My mom is too cool.” — The Parent Trap

  • "I think I'm my mom's best friend, more than a daughter" — Bright Lights

  • “My mother used to say: The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana.” — The Golden Girls

  • “I think you’re a great, cool kid and the best friend a girl could have.” — Gilmore Girls

  • "I'm just here as your mother. I'd rather not get involved." Bonnie, Mom

  • I take motherhood for granted sometimes. That they'll love you forever. That they'll love you at all.” — Elena Richardson, Little Fires Everywhere

  • "When you're a mom, you get a front row seat to the best show in town: watching your kids grow up." — Rebecca, This Is Us

  • "Your identity is your most valuable possession. Protect it." — Elastigirl in The Incredibles

  • "I love you a thousand yellow daisies." —Gilmore Girls

  • "It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it." —The Golden Girls

  • "I'm not a regular mom, I'm a cool mom." —Mean Girls

  • "I need her to make me some cocoa and tell me that everything that is going badly in my life will sort itself out." —You've Got Mail

  • "Being a mom is not a job. There are no nights off. We don't punch in and punch out." —Grey's Anatomy

  • "I don't have to be logical. I'm a mother." —The Brady Bunch

  • "God couldn't be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers." —Because I Said So

Quotes for Mother's Day Captions

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  • "All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." — Abraham Lincoln

  • "The best place to cry is on a mother's arms." — Jodi Picoult

  • “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” — Lisa Leslie

  • "It doesn't matter how old you are, or what you do in life—you never stop needing your mom." — Kate Winslet

  • "I love you 3000." — Avengers: Endgame

  • "My mom taught me a woman's mind should be the most beautiful part of her." —Sonya Teclai

  • "My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world." —Maya Angelou

  • "A mother is best. A mother knows what is inside you." —Amy Tan

  • "As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong." —Kristin Hannah

  • "A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled." —Emily Dickinson

  • "I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is." —Oprah Winfrey

  • "A mother and daughter's love is never separated." —Viola Shipman

  • "My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent." —Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  • "A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's." —Princess Diana

  • "A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." —Tenneva Jordan

  • "When you look into your mother's eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth." —Mitch Albom

  • "Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother." Oprah Winfrey

  • "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

  • "When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' It is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." —Erma Bombeck

  • "We are born of love; love is our mother.” —Rumi

Song Lyrics for Mother's Day Captions

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  • “She said I don't care if you're 80, you'll always be my baby.” — Blake Shelton

  • “She's the sky that holds the clouds. She's the lady of the house, a blind believer in all I dare to be.” — The Band Perry

  • "I admire you for the strength you've instilled in me."— Justin Bieber

  • "Always know that you've got a daughter that's so, so proud you took the high road." — Beyoncé

  • "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 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 might have a mom, she might be the bomb, but ain't nobody got a mom like mine." —Meghan Trainor

  • "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 taught me strength, and you gave me guidance. Whenever faith was lost you were there to find it." —Ashanti

  • "You showed me just how to walk without your hands; 'Cause mom you always were the perfect fan." —Backstreet Boys

  • "You taught me everything. Everything you've given me I'll always keep it inside. You're the driving force in my life." —Boyz II Men

  • "You've given me everything that I will need to make it through this crazy thing called life." —Carrie Underwood

  • "Even when the times got hard you were there to let us know that we'd get through." Good Charlotte

  • "She's your mother, you love her. There won't be another place like her again that you call home." —Sugarland

  • "You saw the best there was in me. Lifted me up when I couldn't reach. You gave me faith 'cause you believed. I'm everything I am because you loved me." Celine Dion

Mother's Day Captions for Honorary Moms

  • Motherhood requires love, not DNA.

  • Thank you for choosing to love and support me and being there when I need you the most.

  • "Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, keep secrets like a sister and share love like a friend." —Unknown

  • Happy Mother's Day to the best Bonus Mom I could ever ask for.

  • You're not technically my mom, but I love you like my mom and that's what matters the most.

  • Everything I am, you helped me to be.

  • Without you in my life, I don't know where I would be!

  • Every time I need a mom, you're right there for me.

  • We may not be related by blood, but we're connected by love.

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