50+ Happy Mother’s Day Wishes For a Wonderful Mom
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” That’s the title of an old poem, as well as a powerful statement about the importance of motherhood. Indeed, not only do mothers rule the world, but they just… rule.
To many of us, our moms are so central in our lives that it can be hard to find the words to express how we feel. And yet, when Mother’s Day comes around, we have to try. If the right Mother’s Day message is eluding you, check out the following list of Happy Mother’s Day wishes that will make mom swoon.
Heartfelt | Funny | From a Daughter | From a Son | Quotes
Heartfelt
Here are some short and sweet messages you can scribble in a Mother’s Day card or fire off in a text message.
- You’re my guiding light and my guardian angel. Happy Mother’s Day to a wonderful mom.

- When it comes to love and support, you are a mother like no other. Happy Mother’s Day.
- To my mom, my role model, and my best friend… Happy Mother’s Day.
- Happy Mother’s Day to the person who knows me better than I know myself.
- You were the glue that kept our family together and the spark that made my childhood so much fun.
- Happy Mother’s Day to the person who gave me life and taught me love.
- Mom… you gave me a wonderful childhood and continue to bring joy to my life. Thank you so much.
- We’ve had our differences, but I’ve never doubted your love. Thank you for all your sacrifices and hard work over the years.
- Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful mom. Thank you for your wisdom, patience, and most of all, for your love.
- I really won the “Mom Lotto” with you. Happy Mother’s Day to a lady who’s one in a million!
- Just want to make sure you know how much I love and appreciate you, not just on Mother’s Day but every day.
- Mom… I’ve loved you my whole life, but I haven’t always appreciated you like I should. Thank you for everything.
- Happy Mother’s Day, Mama. I love you more than words can say.
- Happy Mother’s Day to the most loving, dedicated, and patient mother in the whole world!
- I wish everyone could have a mom like you. The world would be a much better place.
- A smile from Mom still means everything to me. Happy Mother’s Day.
- There are no words to express how I feel about you, so I’ll just say thank you, I love you, and Happy Mother’s Day.

- Life is full of uncertainty, but I have never doubted your love for me. I hope you know that I love you back. Happy Mother’s Day.
- Happy Mother’s Day to a sweet, kind, caring, and lovely lady who I’m proud to call my mom.
- I’m so grateful to have a mom like you… not just on Mother’s Day, but all the year through! I love you, Mom!
- Happy Mother’s Day to the best mom ever. There’s nothing I would change about you or the wonderful upbringing you gave me.
- I’m so lucky I get to have you as a mom and a best friend. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day.
Funny
Here are some humorous Mother’s Day greetings to share with Mom. For more silly wordplay, you might also want to check out this mom-umental list of Mother’s Day puns.
- Mom… thanks for bringing me into this world. I couldn’t have done it without you. Happy Mother’s Day!
- You obviously did something right as a mom, because look how awesome I turned out. Happy Mother’s Day!
- Mom… thanks for always seeing the best in me, even if you had to put on your rose-colored glasses to do so.
- I wouldn’t trade you for any other mom in the world. In other words, you’re stuck with me. Have a great Mother’s Day!
- You’ve always been an angel to me, even when I was a little devil to you. Happy Mom’s Day!
- It takes a special lady to raise a wild child like me. Happy Mother’s Day to a mom who’s one of a kind.
- Mom… thanks for being by greatest ally. I shudder to think what it would be like to have you as an enemy. Happy Mom’s Day!
- Happy Mother’s Day to an amazing mother. If you weren’t such an amazing mother, there’s no way you could have handled a brat like me!
- Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Just trying to make up for all the times I should have said “thank you” for everything you’ve done for me. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
- I’m so lucky to have you as a mom, because I don’t know who else would put up with my shit. Happy Mother’s Day to a very special lady.
From Daughter
The relationship between a mother and daughter is special, and that calls for a special type of message. Here are some ideas.
- They say all women turn into their mothers. I hope it’s true. Happy Mother’s Day.
- I hope I can be half the mother to my children that you were to me.
- I never knew how hard it was to be a mom because you made it look so easy!
- Mom, thanks for setting a great example of what it means to be a woman, a mother, and a good person.
- I know it’s not easy raising a daughter. Thanks for always loving me, even in my teen years!
From Son
Here are a few sweet messages from a son to his number one fan, his mom.
- Happy Mother’s Day to a wonderful mother… from a very thankful son.
- Happy Mother’s Day from your headstrong, often naughty, and (more recently) very appreciative son.
- Mom… you always believed in me more than I believed in myself, and I can’t thank you enough for that.
- I might not be your “little man” anymore, but you still have all my love. Happy Mother’s Day!
- Being your son is my greatest advantage in life. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day, Mom.
Quotes
You know what Mom always says… if you can’t think of something original to say, copy some famous person. Or something like that.
- “God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers.”
Rudyard Kipling

- “A mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.”
Henry Ward Beecher
- “Men are what their mothers made them.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “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 (The Hound of Death)
- “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”
Abraham Lincoln
- “No gift to your mother can ever equal her gift to you – life.”
Unknown
- “My mother is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.”
Farooq Shah
- “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.”
Irish Proverb
- “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
- “Who fed me from her gentle breast
And hushed me in her arms to rest,
And on my cheek sweet kisses prest?
My Mother.”Jane Taylor - “Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
- “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”
Unknown