It was common knowledge that the Powerpuff Girls didn't have a mother. They knew it all too well, especially when Mother's Day rolled around. It bothered them of course, especially when they saw all their friends buying gifts. Now that they were teenagers it didn't bother them as much as it had when they were little, but it still hurt. So this year they decided to do things a little differently.

"Okay girls," Blossom, the leader and oldest by milliseconds said, "what are we gonna do?"

"Well," spoke Bubbles, who still retained her child-like innocence, "who do we look up to most?"

They turned to Buttercup, the only one who hadn't contributed anything to their discussion.

"What? I don't understand why we're doin' this anyway."

"Because," sighed Blossom, "we agreed that we wanted to be normal for once. That means we have to find someone to celebrate Mother's Day with."

"I still think it's stupid. The whole holiday is stupid."

"You're just saying that because you're jealous of everyone who does have a mom."

"Hey, what about Ms. Bellum?" Bubbles asked, successfully breaking up the brewing argument. The two other girls turned to look at her. "Well, I mean, she is our friend, and she does look out for us like a mom would."

"Huh, you're right, Bubbles. She does love us and we love her," said Blossom.

"Yeah, and we spend a lot of time with her, especially now that we're older," Buttercup added, having brightened at the suggestion of who they could spend the day with.

Each girl smiled and began to remember why they all looked up to her so much.