250+ Mother’s Day Instagram Captions That’ll Put a Smile on Your Mom’s Face

Mothers don’t ask for your time; they just want love and care, which is more than enough to keep them happy! This Mother’s Day, go a step ahead by surprising your mom with a brunch, a movie night out, or a short trip where she can get a bit relaxed from her daily routine. Although Mother’s Day is not the only day when you can shower her with these small surprises, you can make the most out of this eve by going the extra mile to make her happy.
No matter if you are going to plan a surprise or celebrate with your mom at home, you’ll surely post a selfie with her on your Instagram, won’t you? That’s why we have come up with the best Mother’s Day Instagram Captions that you can add to your lovely captures and make this Mother’s Day even more memorable.

Caring Mother’s Day Instagram Captions

1. Thank you to the woman who has always been there for me and who I know always will be.
2. To the woman who gives the best hugs, thank you, Mom.
3.  We don’t always see eye to eye, but we’ll always see heart to heart.
4. Thank you for always knowing what to say, for sharing your infinite wisdom, and for making me laugh. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
5.  Home is where mom is.
6.  “Behind every great woman is an even better mother.” — Unkno

Sweet Mother’s Day Instagram Captions

1. I got it from my mama!
2.  Who needs superheroes when we have Moms?
3. Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mom.
4.  To my first friend, my best friend, and my forever friend.
5. Moms are like buttons—they hold everything together!
6.  You were the mom that my friends all wished they had.
7.  I love you more, Mom!
8. Mom: A title right above queen.
9. I take it as a compliment when people say I’m turning into my mom.
10.  I am who I am today because of you, Mom.
11.  I love you, Mom, to the moon and back.
12.  To the world, you’re a mother, but to our family, you’re the world.
13. You taught me about the glass ceiling—and then showed me how to swing a hammer.
14.  I don’t need anything as long as I have my mom.
15.  There aren’t enough Hallmark cards in the world to show you how grateful I am.
16.  Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.
17. Being your daughter/son is my favorite thing in the world.
18.  No matter what age you are, sometimes you just need your mom.
19. A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.
20.  I’d choose you as my mom every time.
21.  A mom is the greatest teacher, cheapest therapist, and best friend.
22.  There aren’t enough flowers in the world to show you how much you mean to me.
23.  Mom: A title just above Queen.
24.  Mom, I turned out awesome because of you.
25. A mother’s work is never done—but today, you deserve a rest.
26.  Who needs a superhero when I have you as a mom?
27.  Behind every great woman is an even better mother.
28.  Keep calm and call Mom.
29.  The Lorelai to my Rory.
30.  No matter how old she is, sometimes a girl just needs her mom.
31.  In a world full of trends, you always remain a classic.
32.  You give me the strength to face it all.
33.  Thank you for helping me become the person I am today.
34. She forever holds the family together.
35.  To the world, you’re a mother, but to our family, you’re the absolute world.
36.  Mom: a title just above queen.
37.  You’re more than just my mother, you’re also my best friend.
38.  No matter how much I say I love you, I always love you more than that.
39.  Thank you for always teaching me to stop and smell the roses.
40.  Mom: (n.) The person who does the work of twenty, for free.
41. To the world, you’re a mother, but to our family, you’re the world.
42. I’d choose you as my mom every time.
43.  The only thing better than having you for a mom is my children having you for a grandma.
44.  Out of all the moms in the world, I am so glad you are mine.
45.  My mother is a walking miracle.
46.  Behind every great woman is an even better mother.
47.  Mom, I can’t see your heart, but I know it’s made of gold.
48. Thanks for giving me the best things in life: Your love, your care, and your cooking.
49. If I didn’t have you as a mom, I’d choose you as a friend.
50.  I’d be nowhere without my mom.
51.  Mom, my biggest fan.
52.  My favorite moments in life are really just mom-ents, because everything is better with you.

Funny Mother’s Day Instagram Captions

1. Thank you for not telling my siblings that I’m your favorite.
2. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! (And while you’re here, my apologies for those teen years.
3.  You’re not a regular mom, you’re a cool mom.
4.  Turns out my mom was always right all those years.
5. Happy Mother’s Day. Thanks for puddin’ up with me.
6.  Cheers to the woman who gave up alcohol for nine months, just for me. I love you.
7.  “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” — Susan Gale
8.  Moms are the only ones who know the true meaning of 24/7.
9.  A mom is the only person in life who’s smelled your butt without complaint.
10.  Hardworking, smart, and beautiful—I think I’ll keep her around.
11.  I hope I have your energy and stamina one day.
12.  Raising boys is an extreme sport, and you’re the #1 player.
13. Unconditional love: Always letting me blame you when I want to get out of something.
14.  Always fangirling over my mom.
15.  At least life with us is never mum-dane!
16.  My Mother’s Day resolution: To call when I don’t need something.
17.  Mothers of teens know why some animals eat their young… grateful you haven’t eaten me yet!
18.  My rock, my role model, my style icon.
19.  Thanks for all the shenanigans you let me get away with as a teen!
20.  Thanks for keeping me alive!
21.  A mother’s unconditional love: Cleaning up messes she didn’t make.
22.  My mom is a genius, and not just because she thinks I’m one!
23.  You’re the best mom ever—I turned out awesome!
24.  You’re one of my favorite parents!
25.  I love you, even though I’ll never accept your friend request.
26.  Nacho average mama.
27.  Let this be a formal apology for ages 13 to 19.
28.  Thanks for never saying “I told you so” all the times you were right.
29.  She’s not a regular mom, she’s a cool mom.
30.  To the woman who wore mom jeans before they were cool.
31.  Keep calm and call Mom.
32.  Dear Mom, okay I get it now.
33.  Mom: My greatest teacher, my best friend, and my cheapest therapist.
34.  If, at first, you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the beginning.
35.  Nothing is truly lost until your mom can’t find it.
36.  Sometimes when I talk, my mom comes out.
37.  Mom, I’m sorry for all the times I didn’t take the chicken out of the freezer. I get it now.
38.  Thank you for giving me life. And thank you for not taking it back during my teenage years.
39.  Mom, I forgive you for replacing me with cats.
40.  I love how we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite child.
41.  Love you loads, Mom! Speaking of… can you do my laundry?
42.  Mothers are a gift to humanity. End of story.
43.  Mom—you’re definitely one of my favorite parents.
44.  I still can’t fold a fitted sheet, but you did a good job.
45.  Thanks for always loving me, even through all of my awkward phases.
46.  In a surprising turn of events, my mother was right. About everything.
47.  Everything I learned about being awesome, I learned from my mom.
48.  Mom, you were right about everything. There, I said it!
49. She wore Mom’s jeans before it was cool.
50. Mom by chance, bestie by choice.
51. Mom aka the best person to have brunch with.
52. My mom is my best friend, but I might be too annoying to be hers.
53.  Do moms even sleep, or do they just watch over everyone with their eyes closed?
54.  I’m so grateful my mom never blocked my number.
55.  My mom is the best at making sure I’m not a complete mess.
56.  Sorry for kicking you in the womb.
57.  Keep calm and yell out, ‘Mom.’
58.  Motherhood: Powered by love. Fueled by coffee.
59.  I feel bad for other people, I clearly got the best mom.
60.  Thanks for making me who I am. Whether that’s good or bad is a matter of opinion.
61.  Moms are the only ones who know the true meaning of 24/7.
62.  Hardworking, smart, and beautiful—I think I’ll keep her around.
63.  Motherhood: Powered by love. Fueled by coffee. Sustained by wine.
64.  Mothers don’t sleep. They just worry with their eyes closed.
65.  Mom: I love you and your super long voicemails.
66. Parenting sure is hard work. How do you manage to look so young and stress-free all the time?

Punny Mother’s Day Instagram Captions

1. Everything you do is so mom point.
2.  You’re mum-believable!
3.  When it comes to parental love and support, I really hit the mother lode with you.
4.  Today, we take a mom-ent to celebrate you!
5.  Yoda best mom. Love you, I do.
6. A mother’s work is never done, but you can take today off.

Mother’s Day Captions Inspired by Songs

1. “Mama, I love you, Mama, I care. Mama, I love you, Mama, my friend.” — Spice Girls, “Mama”
2. “You taught me everything. Everything you’ve given me, I’ll always keep it inside. You’re the driving force in my life.” — Boyz II Men, “A Song For Mama”
3. “You showed me how to love, you showed me how to care, you showed me that you would always be there.” — Backstreet Boys, “The Perfect Fan”
4. “You might have a mom, she might be the bomb, but ain’t nobody got a mom like mine.” — Meghan Trainor, “Mom”
5. “She’s a queen, second to none. Take care of Mother, you only get one.” – Mr. T, “Treat Your Mother Right”
6. “I only love my bed and my mama, I’m sorry.” — Drake, “God’s Plan”
7. “There’s no way I can pay you back, but the plan is to show you that I understand. You are appreciated.” — Tupac, “Dear Mama”
8. “So mother, I thank you for all that you’ve done and still do. You got me, I got you. Together we always pull through.” — Christina Aguilera, “Oh Mother”
9. “You taught me strength, and you gave me guidance. Whenever faith was lost, you were there to find it. And all because a mother’s love is unconditional.” — Ashanti, “Mother”
10. “For all the mothers fighting for better days to come and all my women, all my women sitting here trying to come home before the sun.” —Alicia Keys
11. “I know you were on my side even when I was wrong; And I love you for giving me your eyes, staying back and watching me shine.” —Taylor Swift
12. “Wish we didn’t live so far from each other, I’m just sitting here thinking ’bout the time that’s slipping and missing my mother.” —Kacey Musgraves
13. “You showed me just how to walk without your hands; ‘Cause mom you always were the perfect fan.” —Backstreet Boys
14. “You taught me everything. Everything you’ve given me I’ll always keep it inside. You’re the driving force in my life.” —Boyz II Men
15. “You’ve given me everything that I will need to make it through this crazy thing called life.” —Carrie Underwood
16. “Even when the times got hard, you were there to let us know that we’d get through.” Good Charlotte
17. “She’s your mother, you love her. There won’t be another place like her again that you call home.” —Sugarland
18. “You saw the best there was in me. Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach. You gave me faith ’cause you believed. I’m everything I am because you loved me.” —Celine Dion
19. “I’ll be your shoulder when you need someone to lean on. Be your shelter when you need someone to see you through. I’ll be there to carry you.” — Reba McEntire
20. “I never thought you would become the friend I never had.” — The Spice Girls
21. “I admire you for the strength you’ve instilled in me.” — Justin Bieber
22. “The only thing I ever had was you, it’s true, and even when the times got hard, you were there to let us know that we’d get through.” — Good Charlotte
23. “Always know that you’ve got a daughter that’s so, so proud you took the high road.” — Beyoncé, ‘Ring Off’
24. “You are my world, my favorite girl.” — Jhene Aiko and Namiko Love, ‘Sing to Me’
25. “Mama I just want you to know lovin’ you is like food to my soul.” — Boyz II Men, ‘A Song for Mama’
26. “I’m just sitting here thinking ’bout the time that’s slipping and missing my mother.” — Kacey Musgraves, ‘Mother’
27. “And I love you for giving me your eyes, staying back and watching me shine.” — Taylor Swift, ‘The Best Day (Taylor’s Version’
28. “So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love. Mama I love you, mama I care.” — Spice Girls, ‘Mama’
29. “So when you’re lost and you’re tired when you’re broken in two, let my love take you higher ’cause I still turn to you.” — Justin Bieber, ‘Turn to You’
30. “You taught me to run, you taught me to fly. Helped me to free the me inside. Helped me hear the music of my heart.” — *NSYNC, ‘Music Of My Heart’
31. “You knew that I was gonna be something. When you’re stressed out, and you need something, I got you.” — Drake, ‘Look What You’ve Done’
32. “I only love my bed and my mama, I’m sorry.” —Drake
33. “I want to thank you for what you’ve done in hopes I can give back to you.” —The Backstreet Boys
34. “She’s the sky that holds the clouds. She’s the lady of the house, a blind believer in all I dare to be.” —The Band Perry
35. “She said I don’t care if you’re 80, you’ll always be my baby.” —Blake Shelton
36. “I love you. I’ll always love you. There’s nothing I won’t do to say these words to you.” —Good Charlotte
37. “You got me, I got you, together we always pull through.” —Christina Aguilera
38. “I will make you queen of everything you see, I’ll put you on the map.” —Twenty One Pilots
39. “You taught me to run, you taught me to fly, helped me to free the me inside.” —Gloria Estefan and *NSYNC
40. “No one else can be what you have been to me. You will always be the girl in my life for all times.” —Boyz II Men
41. “Ain’t a woman alive that could take my mama’s place.” —2Pac
42. “Mama said there’ll be days like this.” —The Shirelles
43. “I’m just sitting here Thinkin’ ’bout the time that’s slipping, and missing my mother.” —Kacey Musgraves

Mother’s Day Captions Inspired by Quotes

1. A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” — Emily Dickinson
2. “When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” — Mitch Albom
3.  “Mother was comfort. Mother was home.” — Ruta Sepetys
4. “God couldn’t be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers.” — Daphne Wilder
5.  “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” — Gaspard Mermillod
6.  “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” — Maya Angelou
7.  “A mother’s and daughter’s love is never separated.” — Wade Rouse
8. “We are born of love; love is our mother.” — Rumi
9.  “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
10.  “A child’s first teacher is its mother.” — Peng Liyuan
11.  “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” — William Makepeace Thackeray
12.  “All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” — George Washington
13.  “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” — Princess Diana
14.  “My mom taught me a woman’s mind should be the most beautiful part of her.” —Sonya Teclai
15.  “My mother is so full of joy and life. I am her child. And that is better than being the child of anyone else in the world.” —Maya Angelou
16.  “A mother is best. A mother knows what is inside you.” —Amy Tan
17.  “As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong.” —Kristin Hannah
18.  “I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” —Oprah Winfrey
19.  “A mother and daughter’s love is never separated.” —Viola Shipman
20.  “My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg
21.  “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
22. “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey
23.  “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” ―Gail Tsukiyama
24. “When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ It is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” —Erma Bombeck
25. “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.” —The Golden Girls
26.  “All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln
27.  “Where you lead, I will follow.” —Carole King
28.  “I love you a thousand yellow daisies.” —Gilmore Girls
29.  “Call your mother. Tell her you love her. Remember you’re the only person who knows what her heart sounds like from the inside.” —Rachel Wolchin
30. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” —Marion C. Garretty
31.  “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” — Jodi Picoult
32.  “I love you 3000.” — Tony Stark, Avengers End Game
33.  “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.” — Lisa Leslie
34.  “My mum is a strong woman and I love her for it.” — Tom Hiddleston
35. “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
36. “Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.” — Lady Gaga
37.  “He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.” — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
38.  “My mother is a walking miracle.” — Leonardo DiCaprio
39.  “Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” — George Eliot
40.  “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” — Oprah Winfrey
41. “I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life… She was the love of my life.” — Mindy Kaling
42. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” —Gilda Radner
43. “If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” —Stevie Wonder
44.  “To a child’s ear, ‘mother’ is magic in any language.” —Arlene Benedict
45.  “It doesn’t matter how old you are, or what you do in life—you never stop needing your mom.” —Kate Winslet
46.  “In a world full of trends, you always remain a classic.” —Iman
47.  “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” —Lance Conrad
48.  “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” —Rudyard Kipling
49.  “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” —Erich Fromm
50. “Motherhood. All love begins and ends there.” —Robert Browning
51.  “My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.” — Michelle Obama
52. “A mother’s love liberates.” —Maya Angelou

Mother’s Day Captions from Movies and TV Shows

1. “I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom.” —Mean Girls
2. “I need her to make me some cocoa and tell me that everything that is going badly in my life will sort itself out.” —You’ve Got Mail
3.  “Being a mom is not a job. There are no nights off. We don’t punch in and punch out.” —Grey’s Anatomy
4.  “I don’t have to be logical. I’m a mother.” —The Brady Bunch
5.  “God couldn’t be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers.” —Because I Said So

Mother’s Day Captions for those who’ve lost their mom

1. “The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but the love and memory of you, shall never pass away.” — Unknown
2.  “Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world.” — Cindy Adkins
3.  “A Mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” — Unknown
4.  “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.” — Helen Keller
5.  “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” — Nitya Prakash
6.  “‘People die only when we forget them,’ my mother explained shortly before she left me. ‘If you can remember me, I will be with you always.'” ― Isabel Allende
7.  “There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” — Gandhi

Mother’s Day Captions for Stepmoms

1.  “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” — Barbara Kingsolver
2.  Not step. Not half. Just family.
3.  You didn’t give me life. Life gave me you.
4.  Thanks for always “stepping” up for me.
5.  “Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.” — Robert A. Heinlein
6.  Stepmoms choose to love a child when they don’t have to, and that means so much.
7.  You never treated me as a spare child but as an extra blessing.
8.  We may not be related by blood, but we’re connected by love.
9.  Every time I need a mom, you’re right there for me.
10.  Everything I am, you helped me to be.
11.  Motherhood requires love, not DNA.
12. First, you completed my dad’s life. Then, you added more love to mine.
13.  You didn’t give me the gift of life, but life gave me a gift with you.
14.  Thanks for always “stepping” up.
15.  You’re not a spare mom—you’re an extra blessing.
16.  Not “step,” just family.
17.  This is no Cinderella story.

Bottom Line:

With this huge list of Mother’s Day Instagram captions, we hope you don’t have to spend time thinking of the right lines that can show your love and appreciation towards your mom. Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day!