Here's Exactly What to Write in Your Mother's Day Card This Year

Finding the perfect Mother's Day gift is nothing compared to the pressure of figuring out what to write in a Mother's Day card to your mother, grandma and other maternal figures in your life. Even those who never struggle to express themselves might be left scratching their heads when it comes time to pen the perfect note to Mom. After all, how exactly are you supposed to put into words all the things you love about your hero?

But when you take a look at our list of Mother's Day messages and wishes, you'll see that all it takes is a few sweet sentiments to express your appreciation for all she has done and continues to do. If your mom isn't exactly the mushy type, we still have you covered with some funny and punny jokes that will leave her cracking up.

No mom is the same, but we can guarantee you that no matter who she is, she'll love reading these one-liners and quotes when it comes time to celebrate her this upcoming Mother's Day.


Mother's Day Wishes

  • Sending Mother's Day wishes today from the luckiest child in the world!

  • It’s my time to tell you how fortunate I am to be blessed with a mother like you. I wish you a happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

  • Wishing a very Happy Mother’s Day to someone who has been an inseparable part of my growing up.

  • Wishing you the very best day ever. You deserve it!

  • Wishing you a day that's full of relaxation, love and your favorite dessert.

  • I wish you the happiest of Mother's Day. Love, your favorite child.

  • Wishing you a Mother's Day that's as wonderful as you.

  • Wishing you a day as special as you are. Happy Mother's Day.

  • Wishing you all the love and happiness you so deserve. I hope you have a very happy Mother's Day!

  • Wishing you a Mother's Day as fabulous as you!


Mother's Day Messages of Appreciation

  • You are a total natural at being the world's best mom!

  • You are so full of compassion, love, and strength. I love you for all that you are and for all that you do. Happy Mother's Day to the most amazing mother.

  • Thank you for all the joy you've brought to my life as my mother.

  • Thank you for being my mom, my mentor, and my role model.

  • Out of all the moms in the world, I'm so glad that you're mine.

  • Thank you for being there every day with exactly what I needed.

  • Now that I’m older, I don’t just feel gratitude for you—but admiration. I only hope to be a mother as great as you one day.

  • Thank you for raising me in a time before you could post embarrassing pictures of me on social media.

  • Words can't begin to describe how much you mean to me. I'm so lucky to be your child.

  • To my mom, my friend, my angel. Happy Mother's Day.


Mother's Day Messages of Praise

  • Mom, you're the glue that holds our family together.

  • You made our house the happiest place to be. Thank you.

  • Happy Mother's Day to my greatest teacher, best friend and cheapest therapist!

  • I look at our family, and I am so thankful — you made that happen.

  • There's simply no one like you.

  • I'm who I am today because of you, Mom.

  • Thank you for taking care of us, even when it wasn't easy.


Mother's Day Messages from Daughter or Daughter-in-Law

  • I'm so proud to be your daughter.

  • Happy Mother's Day to the best role model I could ever have asked for!

  • All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to you.

  • Happy Mother’s Day to someone who is truly like a mother to me.

  • Words cannot express the unconditional love I have for you.

  • I would be lost without your guidance and grace.

  • Home is wherever you are, Mom.

  • The best compliment anyone can give me is to say that I'm just like you.


Mother's Day Messages from Son or Son-in-Law

  • You're more than an in-law to me, you're like a second mom. Thank you for all that you do!

  • I am so grateful to be a part of your family.

  • I really couldn’t have joined a better or more loving family. Thank you for accepting me with open arms.

  • We might not be blood, but you've shown me love just like any mother would.

  • Happy Mother's Day from the World's Luckiest Son.

  • Happy Mother’s Day to the woman who raised me into the man I am today.

  • Happy Mother’s Day to my “other mother.” I am so lucky to have two great moms.

  • Happy Mother's Day, thank you for everything you do for me and my family.


Funny Mother's Day Messages

  • Mom, thanks for being my first and forever friend on Facebook. Happy Mother's Day!

  • You're the best mom ever—just look at me, I turned out amazing!

  • Happy Mother's Day to the woman who gave me life, taught me how to live it, and never let me forget that I owe her big time.

  • Happy Mother's Day to the woman who put up with my teenage mood swings!

  • I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you—literally!

  • Mom, you deserve the world. But for now, I hope this card will do!

  • Mom, thank you for your infinite patience because we all know I didn't deserve it.

  • Mom, you're one of my favorite parents.

  • Thanks for putting up with me, mom. I know you like a challenge.

  • I love you more than (insert sibling's name here) does.

  • Congrats, you did a great job raising me to be awesome!

  • You are a total natural at being the world's best mom!

  • Don't you think it's funny that you're still my mother? You deserve to have been promoted by now!


Inspirational Quotes to Use for Mother's Day

  • "We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." — Cynthia Ozick

  • "I felt the wash of her love every day, pouring over me." — Aimee Bender

  • "Sooner or later we all quote our mothers." — Bern Williams

  • "I think in a lot of ways unconditional love is a myth. My mom’s the only reason I know it’s a real thing." — Conor Oberst

  • "A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible." — Marion C. Garretty

  • "Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of 'Mother'." — Edgar Allen Poe

  • "A mother's love liberates." — Maya Angelou

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

  • "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." — Rudyard Kipling

  • "Life doesn't come with a manual. It comes with a mother." — Unknown

  • "I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." — George Washington

  • "If I know what love is, it is because of you." — Hermann Hesse

  • "Moms are like buttons — they hold everything together." — Unknown

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


Mother's Day Messages for Grandma

  • Happy Mother's Day from your favorite grandchild!

  • I cherish every moment we get to spend together, Grandma.

  • Your love has shaped me in so many ways, Grandma. Thank you for always supporting me!

  • Happy Mother's Day to our family's matriarch!

  • "A garden of love grows in a grandmother's heart." — Unknown

  • Happy Mother's Day to my best friend, my grandmother.

  • You give the best hugs, cook the best meals and have the best grandchild. Happy Mother's Day.

  • "A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend." — Unknown

  • Thanks for spoiling me all these years. Now it's your turn! Happy Mother's Day.

  • Happy Mother's Day to my second mom.

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