050423_Best Mom in Southwest _DIGITAL EDITION
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12 x May 4 — 17, 2023 x www.<strong>Southwest</strong>OrlandoBullet<strong>in</strong>.com<br />
32nd Annual<br />
<strong>Best</strong><br />
<strong>Mom</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>Southwest</strong><br />
In 1992, the <strong>Southwest</strong> Orlando Bullet<strong>in</strong> —<br />
then just a little more than 6 years old —<br />
<strong>in</strong>troduced what has become a <strong>Southwest</strong><br />
Orlando <strong>in</strong>stitution — the annual <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Mom</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Southwest</strong> contest. Now <strong>in</strong> its 32nd year, the<br />
contest is a way for residents to express to<br />
their moms how important they truly are.<br />
It seems that mothers are perpetually<br />
protect<strong>in</strong>g their children from the ills of the<br />
world, tirelessly cook<strong>in</strong>g and clean<strong>in</strong>g, and<br />
prepar<strong>in</strong>g their children for adult life, all<br />
while manag<strong>in</strong>g to somehow be the k<strong>in</strong>dest<br />
and gentlest women, despite occasionally<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g to dole out discipl<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
Congratulations to this year’s w<strong>in</strong>ners:<br />
Angela Murphy-Osborne overall w<strong>in</strong>ner;<br />
Ava Brack, 12-and-older w<strong>in</strong>ner; Hailey<br />
Aldrich, 10-11 w<strong>in</strong>ner; and Braelyn Tyler,<br />
9-younger w<strong>in</strong>ner; and all of our honorable<br />
mentions. They jo<strong>in</strong> a long list of past<br />
participants who believe that their mothers<br />
are truly the best.<br />
Overall<br />
W<strong>in</strong>ner<br />
Angela Murphy-Osborne of<br />
Courtleigh Park, overall w<strong>in</strong>ner,<br />
is pictured with best mom<br />
Kathy Murphy.
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