Mom. I can’t say enough amazing things about this woman. She is someone who cared so much for Angel, and she quickly became everyone’s concert mom. For me, it started when we went to Firefly Music Festival back in September of 2021. I had heard so much from Angel about what an amazing woman she was, and I instantly felt that bond starting to form when we were on the barricade at the festival. She took me in like her own daughter and made me feel comfortable at my first music festival. She made sure that I had enough water and that my head didn’t get stepped on by any of the artists (IYKYK hahaha). At this point, she is my bonus mom. She cares for me and makes me feel so loved and supported no matter what the situation may be. Mom is just that type of person though. She loves and cares for everyone in her life fiercely and with so much heart. I know that mom would do the same for me that she does for her own children, and it just feels so good to know that she cares so much and wants me to be incredibly happy in my life. It makes me emotional just thinking about it to be real with you.
When Angel posted that she had been abused by her father, mom did what she does best: she came to her rescue. She reached out to me first to get Angel’s address and then raced to go get her. I can’t think of many people who would literally drop everything to drive into the wee hours of the morning (on probably not a lot of sleep I might add). I was so upset that I wasn’t able to make the drive, but mom reassured me that she would take care of it, so that really put my mind at ease. We also continued to keep in touch through text so that I would be able to stay in the loop about everything going on.
Angel and mom were already planning on coming to stay at my house so that they could move her stuff out of her apartment in October. They got to my house, and I saw that Angel was very anxious and nervous, but I did not know what I could do as her best friend. All I wanted was to be able to comfort her. This is when mom told me something that I carried with me for the several months following. Mom said to me, “It’s best if you just worry about being a friend to her because I will take care of the rest”. In this moment, I could really see how much she cared for Angel. She knew how worried I was for Angel and her safety so she took on the “hard stuff” while I just had to make sure Angel knew I would always be there. To be completely honest, in that moment she was being my mom too.
I saw firsthand how much mom did for Angel. She (angel) would be physically shaking, and mom would be hugging her and making her feel safe and comforted. Another thing is the amount of driving that mom did for Angel. Mom drove to get Angel the minute that we found out about the abuse from her father. She then drove home a few days later, and almost immediately was back on the road to get Angel because she wanted her to feel safe. She also drove Angel to countless concerts because these shows are where Angel was the happiest. Mom is honestly one of the best people I have ever met, and I do not know too many people who would do all the things that she did.
Mom comforted Angel when she was having a night terror at my house. I just remember hearing Angel freaking out upstairs (while I was downstairs) one morning and I then heard mom trying to get her to wake up and she was trying to console her. I was supposed to leave to go on a trip with Angel that morning and honestly this night terror made me so nervous that I ended up not going with her on the trip. Part of this is because I heard mom’s voice in my head saying that I should just be a good friend and that she would take care of the rest. As a result, I ultimately knew I would not be able to comfort Angel in the same way mom was able to, so I decided to stay home.
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