Is it normal to love my boss like a mother?

Me and my boss have grown tremendously over the past 4 years that I have worked for her. My feelings for her have deepened so much. I have grown to love this woman with all my heart. I started working at a shoe store when I was 18. I was newly out of high school for about 5 months so I figured it was time to get a job. I had been pretty unsuccessful the first few months mainly because I had no prior work experience. Finally I got a job at a bath store. Finally a job right?! I needed to start saving up for a car. The job unfortunately was a seasonal job so I was only getting about 3 hours a week. I kept looking for another job and finally got an interview at a shoe store. One step closer to a job. This one was permanent part time. I went in and got hired on the spot! I quit my job at the bath place for obvious reasons. My shift would be about 6-9 because needed transportation from my dad to work and back home. ( mom can't drive) And working these hours would give me money for a car but I could only work in between my dads 2 jobs. He would go to work at one job come home get me come back home sleep until I got off work then come get me then drop me at home then go to his night job. ( mom won't work) Anyway things at the shoe store was easy and fun. My boss when I first met her had an intimidating appearance though she was funny. Anyway things at home weren't so great my parents were arguing a lot and I could never escape the noise and outside wasn't any better with our neighbor's and we only had a one bedroom apartment with 5 of us so the environment wasn't the best. My parents were talking less and less or they were arguing alot. My dad however was talking less to his kids. ( 3 of us too I'm the middle) One day he sat the whole family down to tell us his job was laying off and he had another job offer and that we would be moving. Not even giving us room for any say so nor discussing it with my mother as husbands ands wife are suppose to do when it comes with major decisions. Anyway we drove about 400 miles away to look at the new town we would be living in. It was really small. And no offense I love everyone but there were a lot of Hispanics and I don't know any Spanish to help get me around. My dad said he would spend the night in the car for the first 2 weeks to save up money to come and get us.

Well 2 weeks turned into a month. A month turned into 2 months, half a year, a year, year and a half, 2 years, 3 years. He never came back for us. He stopped providing for us financially. He started getting comfortable there. Living his own life.

Since I had given my boss my 2 weeks notice, obviously she could see I was still there. I remember her asking me is your dad still in (city name)? I know she could tell something was wrong because all that time was passing with me still at work.

A year and a half later I found out my dad committed adultery with another woman in the town he was away at. That means all the time me and brother were struggling to take care of the family, food, rent ,bills he was cheating. I had to ask my boss if I could start coming in at 2 but I had to get taxis to work paying $16 a ride so I could help the family and attempt to save up money for a car. I was also still in the process of learning how to drive. A coworker helped me get to work for about 6 months so I could save the taxi money for a car.

We got in a car accident. My boss though was so comforting to me I had stopped asking for ways to work. she said would give me cab money for work. ( she didn't even know the price) I told her that it was my problem not hers. She said whatever you think. That she was off the next day but that she was only a phone call away.

The next month my grandma passed away and she told me sent me a text she was sorry for my loss to let her know if i needed anything. The next week before the funeral I went in the backroom to work and she followed me, sat down in the chair looking at a paper I knew she waiting for me to ask her for something like money but when I didn't she looked kinda hurt. The next month she noticed that I was sad about something and she asked me like 8 times that day what was wrong. I wasn't comfortable confiding in her about stuff and everytime I said nothing she looked hurt again. Then right before she left she asked again then I asked her why did she keep asking me that and she said "because I love you!" it all made since to me then, when she said it though it sounded like she was about to cry. I love this woman so much now. 4 years since I've known her. I recently confided in her about stuff and everything that happened with my dad. She taught me how to love. No other person not even my parents made me feel as loved and cared for as my boss has. Her mother recently passed away and I sent her flowers and a card to her house and let her know how much I loved her and that I was there. I think it made her cry. She invited me to her house and when I go I hope we can watch a movie that way I can cuddle up to her. She makes me feel safe when I'm around her. Like a momma bear watches out for her cubs. Is it weird that I want to cuddle up to her even though she's not my real mom. Me and my mom aren't close. I could give my boss a random hug if I wanted to. I'm so thankful that I have her!! I don't have any friends either. She's like 54 and Im 22. I get mad at her sometimes i at work and she'll ask me "are you still mad at me?" I always tell her no even though a lot of times I still am then she'll say "promise?" Even though I would be upset I think it's kinda cute how she considers my feelings and doesn't want me to to be mad at her.She told me too that she was always here if I needed to talk even if it was to be a sounding board. ( don't know what that is) I wish I was her daughter sometimes I feel that I can talk to her about anything in the world now and she seems to enjoy the fact that I come to her about stuff. Am I weird? How do you think she views me? I want a close mother-daughter relationship with her so bad!!! She's like a mother to me too/ boss.