117 Best Short Mother's Day Captions for Instagram 2023

Today is the day! Mother's Day 2023 is finally here, and it's time to show your mom how much you love and appreciate her. You might make her favorite brunch dishes to make her feel extra special (don't forget to clean up the kitchen) or plan a Mother's Day activity for the two of you like a tea party or flower arranging.

No matter what you do, it's always special to affirm Mom and all she means to you with the written word. One way to do that: Find one of your favorite photos with your mom—perhaps a recent occasion when you were both all dressed up or a fun throwback to your childhood—to share on Instagram. But how do you write a Mother's Day caption? We're here to help with 114 Mother's Day captions below.

Whether a song lyric or quote captures your relationship just right, you're sure to find the words you are looking for. Some are funny, some are cute, and all are one line to keep things short and sweet. Really, all can apply to grandmothers, mothers, stepmothers, and anyone who is like a mom to you. Oh, and we have mother-daughter quotes and mother-son quotes too if you want to check out even more options!

Whatever phrasing you choose, you're sure to make your mom smile real big as she reads the caption itself and all the more so for how it reminds her of the bond you two share. And now for those Mother's Day captions...

• Star
• Everything
• Love
• xoxo
• Best
• Perfect
• Hero
• Icon
• Queen
• Supportive
• Beloved
• Forgiving
• Beautiful
• Wonderful
• Inspiration

• Who needs a gift when you have me as a daughter?
• Cheers to the woman who gave up wine for nine months, just for me.
• "There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it." — Chinese Proverb
• Mom, I'm sorry for all the times I didn't take the chicken out of the freezer. I get it now.
• You're not a regular mom, you're a cool mom!
• Nothing is really lost until your mom can’t find it.
• Thank you for giving me life. And thank you for not taking it back during my teenage years.
• Mom, I forgive you for replacing me with cats.
• Don't you think it's funny that you're still my mother? You deserve to have been promoted by now!
• I love how we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite child.
• My Mother's Day gift to you is apologizing for ages 12-17. Sorry I was terrible.
• You raised a legend, Mom. You must be so proud.
• Love you loads, Mom! Speaking of... can you do my laundry?
• Mothers are a gift to humanity. End of story.
• Mom—you’re definitely one of my favorite parents.
• Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out!
• I still can't fold a fitted sheet, but you did a good job.
• Thanks for always loving me, even through all of my awkward phases.
• If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way your mom told you to in the beginning.
• You're not bossy, you are "aggressively helpful."
• In a surprising turn of events, my mother was right. About everything.
  
• Everything I learned about being awesome, I learned from my mom.
• Omg! My mom was right about everything. There, I said it!
• She wore Mom jeans before it was cool.
• Which three magic words solve a dad's problems? "Ask your mother." He promises not to say that on Mother's Day!