Nothing Sweeter Than Mom & Apple Pie!
Every year, the staff at the Southwest Orlando Bulletin harvests heartfelt, honest and funny passages from the entries submitted for the Best Mom in Southwest contest. This year was no exception.
Even though all the submissions for the 25th annual contest could not be printed, the following one-liners were too cute to exclude:
“My mom is the best, because she wastes all her money on me.”
Daniel Cardenas, 8
Windermere
“Sometimes she is weird, because she does cartwheels when a normal mom doesn’t.”
Alyssa Walker, 10
Phillips Commons
“If she goes out with her friends somewhere, even for 30 minutes, I can’t handle it.”
Saumya Rao, 8
Lake Butler Sound
“You are the one I am nothing without.”
Lianna Willis, 12
MetroWest
“I don’t think there is a word in the dictionary that describes our love for each other.”
Hannah Brady, 12
Keene’s Pointe
“My mom gets up really early, gets her coffee, and gets ready to wake three not-early birds.”
Wrigley Bates, 9
Hickory Hammock
“My mom is just like me: funny and beautiful.”
Niyathi Coumar, 10
Ocoee
“She takes me everywhere, even to the other side of the Earth.”
Hidaya Bakeer, 9
Lake Cawood Estates
“She is my real-life security blanket.”
Jacob Hill, 11
Windermere Chase
“She’s there when I need her help or when I’m down in the dirt.”
Brody McNulty, 12
Winter Garden
“She thinks of the most wonderful birthday presents.”
Laura Robertson, 8
Providence
“My mom is the third best cooker in the whole family.”
Athos Batista, 9
Dr. Phillips
“Without my mom, life would not feel right, like a big important piece was missing.”
Vanessa Murray, 11
Keene’s Pointe
“My mom stays up all night watching my 3- and 4-year-old brothers.”
Yasmine Arafa, 8
The Manors
“She does not need improvement, because she is already the best she can be.”
Erskin Willingham, 10
Oak Forest
“She loves me, and I love her back, like a beautiful heart.”
Ivan Toledo–Sevilla, 9
Dr. Phillips
“She does embarrass me though, she hugs me a lot in public and kissed me in Wal-Mart.”
Domenic White, 10
Sand Lake Hills
“She says good things like, ‘You’ve got this.’”
Isabella Fernandes, 9
Southwest Orlando
“I never want to leave my mom behind; I just want to stay with her until I die.”
Ella Nolen, 8
Stone Creek
“My mom is Wonder Woman times 10.”
Ghani Patel, 11
Gotha
“She is special, because she is the only one in my house who can do the best ponytail.”
Lindsey Naylon, 9
Windermere
“All of your dreams would come true if you had a mom like mine.”
Claire Dvorak, 10
Keene’s Pointe
“I just wanted to let you know, Mom, you’re my earth angel.”
Skylar Sanchez, 11
Pembrooke
“Thank you for changing my diapers when I was young.”
Tyler Rondon, 12
Williamsburg
“My mom always reminds me when I need things for school, like crackers.”
Tera Um, 8
Stoneybrook West
“She gives me hugs and snuggles all the time, even when I’m rolling my eyes.”
Javon Ross, 9
Westbrook
“Even weird people like her.”
Elvis Requejo, 12
Woodlands of Windermere
“My mom has black hair, brown eyes, and I don’t really know how she looks, because most of the time she wears makeup.”
Euro James, 9
MetroWest
“The clothes she wears make her look awesome!”
James Edwards, 9
Windermere
“My mom loves to cuddle me so much that we can’t let go.”
Anna Jagodzinski, 9
Stone Creek
“I am like a glass, and my mom pours joy, laughter and love into my life.”
Sarah Hosein, 12
Kensington Park
“She is as sparkly as a rainbow and worth as much as a big pot of gold.”
Angie Zorro, 9
Dr. Phillips
“You taught me how to use a spoon, and I teach you about technology.”
Mallory McDonald, 11
Spring Lake
“If I didn’t have my mom, I would be so sad that I would never stop crying.”
Delaina Harth, 9
Winderwood
“You gave birth to me, duh, and you will always love me.”
Colin Adams, 11
Turtle Creek
“She is the best, because she lets me take fake glasses to school.”
Mary Czachorowski, 8
Southwest Orlando
“I want her to win this contest, because I want her to see how much she means to me.”
Tiana Mijac, 8
MetroWest
“When I’m struggling, she has a soft voice that helps to calm me down.”
Maleek Brown, 9
Dr. Phillips 💓
