A mother (Paula) and her 16-year-old daughter (El) are at odds over the daughter's desire for more freedom and autonomy. The mother is strict and overprotective, while the daughter feels stifled and resentful. After a particularly heated argument, the daughter wishes for a new mom, and to her surprise, a new "mom" (Piper) appears, who is the complete opposite of her real mother. Piper is fun and permissive, but the daughter soon realizes that she misses her real mother and the sense of security and love she provided.
As it turns out, the new "mom" (Piper) is actually the daughter's aunt (Sloan) in disguise, who used her makeup skills to transform herself into the cool and carefree mom the daughter wanted. The aunt's intention was to teach the daughter a lesson about appreciating her real mother and the importance of rules and boundaries.
In the end, the daughter learns to appreciate her real mother's values and the two are reunited. The daughter also learns a valuable lesson about being careful what she wishes for and appreciating what she has.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The speaker wakes up early and is told by their mom to get up and change clothes.
2. The speaker's mom finds out they got a tattoo and is upset.
3. The speaker's mom is strict and has rules, including a 10 pm curfew.
4. The speaker wants to stay out later and argues with their mom about it.
5. The speaker's mom says she's not going to apologize for having rules.
6. The speaker says they wish they had a new mom.
7. The speaker's mom leaves for a spiritual retreat and hires a new mom, Piper, to take care of the speaker.
8. Piper is the opposite of the speaker's mom and lets them do whatever they want.
9. The speaker is initially happy with Piper but later realizes they miss their mom.
10. The speaker finds out that Piper is actually their aunt, Sloan, in disguise.
11. Sloan used her makeup skills to transform into Piper to teach the speaker a lesson.
12. The speaker is grateful for the lesson and apologizes to their mom.
13. The speaker's mom returns home and is proud of the speaker for learning a valuable lesson.