What To Write On A Mother's Day Card

If there’s someone who deserves a heartfelt ‘thank you’, it’s Mom! Here’s some inspiration for what to write on a Mother’s Day card, from heartfelt messages to something funny.

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Heartfelt Messages for Mom

• Thanks for always being there for me, through the laughter and the tears, I am so blessed that you’re my Mom.
• I truly appreciate everything you have given me: your kindness, love, support and a warm hug that makes everything okay. You’re a special person, Mom, and I’m so lucky to have you in my life.
• Mom, you taught me about patience, hard-work, forgiveness, compassion, humility and courage. You’ve shown me the type of person I want to be, and I’m so grateful for your guidance – just by being you.
• As I grow older, I appreciate everything you did for me more and more each day. For your patience, your love and your guidance – you are truly amazing.
• Thank you for being my mom and my best friend. You mean the world to me. Happy Mother‘s Day.
• Mom, you bring so much joy to everyone around you. You’re a bright light in my life, and I’m so luck to have you.
• You’re beautiful inside and out, and thank you for being the best Mom I could ever ask for – I love you to the moon and back. Happy Mother’s Day!

Humorous Message that will make Mom smile

• Happy Mother’s Day, love from your favorite child.
• Only a mother as perfect as you could have a son/daughter as perfect as me.
• “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it…” – Dorothy, The Golden Girls
• Thanks for being a great mother, therapist, stylist, chef, and best friend.
• Thanks for answering my calls whether it’s 1 pm or 1 am – I’d be lost without you, Mom!
• When I think about what I was like as a child…I don’t know how you did it! Thanks for putting up with me. You deserve a medal.
• “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” – Jane Sellman

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

Whether it’s for your own mom or your mother-in-law, these messages from daughters and daughters-in-law are filled with love and appreciation.

• Mom, your strength, warmth, and endless love have shaped the woman I am today. I’m so lucky to be your daughter.

• I hope you know how much I admire you—not just as a mother, but as a woman. You are my role model, my cheerleader, and my heart.

• Thank you for always welcoming me with open arms and an open heart. I’m so grateful to have you as my second mom.

• You’ve taught me so much—about love, patience, and how to show up for the people we care about. I love you more than words can say.

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

A little love from the guys! These messages from sons and sons-in-law are heartfelt, warm, and full of gratitude.

• You’ve always been my safe place, Mom. Your love is my constant, and I’m forever grateful for you.

• Thanks for being my biggest supporter and my quiet strength. I wouldn’t be the man I am without you.

• I feel incredibly lucky to have a mother-in-law as kind, loving, and supportive as you. Thank you for everything you do for our family.

• Your wisdom, your care, and your sense of humor make every family moment brighter. Wishing you the happiest Mother’s Day.

Mother’s Day Messages from Husband or Spouse

For the woman you share a life with—these messages celebrate love, motherhood, and the magic of family.

• Watching you be a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life. You are the heart of our home and the glue that keeps us together.

• You make motherhood look effortless (even though I know it’s not). Thank you for your love, patience, and late-night cuddles with the kids.

• You are everything I dreamed of in a partner and so much more as a mother. Our kids hit the jackpot with you.

• Every day, I fall a little more in love with you—especially when I see the way you love our children. Happy Mother’s Day to the most amazing woman I know.

For Other Mother's (Stepmoms, Grandmas, Mom-To-Be, Wife, Sister, Friend, etc.)
 

• Thank you for inspiring me and believing in me, your kindness brings me more comfort than you know. Happy Mother’s Day!
• I hope one day I can be half of the mother that you’ve been to me.
• You’ve been just like a Mom to me, thank you for being a source of love in my life.
• Thank you for helping me navigate life’s decisions, I don’t know what I’d do without you!
• Thanks for being an amazing mother to our children, I’m so lucky to have you as my wife. I appreciate everything that you do, you’re the rock of this family.
• I could not have been blessed with a more amazing wife, friend and now mother to our children. I’m so glad our children will grow up with such an amazing woman in their life. Happy Mother’s Day.
• To my beautiful wife: I know I don’t always say it, but thank you for being an incredible Mom to our kids and for everything you do for our family.
• I love the special moments we have together as a family, and I love sharing those moments with you. I fall more in love with you and our beautiful family every single day. Happy Mother’s Day.
• Happy mom-to-be day! I’m so excited for your journey ahead, you’re going to be an incredible mother and I can’t wait to meet your new son/daughter.
• Your children are so lucky to have you as their Mom! And I’m even luckier to have you as my friend. Happy Mother’s Day!
• Thanks for being such a fun grandma! I love spending time with you, cooking with you, talking to you, and laughing with you. You’re so special to me. Happy Mother’s Day.
• You’re simply the best Grandma ever! Thanks for sharing your love, laughter and homemade cookies with us.
• Sister, I have loved watching you become such an incredible mother. You have a beautiful family and I hope your Mother’s Day is filled with happiness and love.

Quotes About Mothers

• “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” – Author Unknown
• “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” – Agatha Christie
• “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my mother.” – Abraham Lincoln
• “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
• “My mother is a walking miracle.” – Leonardo DiCaprio
• “Motherhood: all love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

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