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tuarceatha · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
2. How much older than you is she?
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
5. Where do you differ?
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.

buddysmom80 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom? Mom, ma or Bonster
2. How much older than you is she? 34 years
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"? Nope, just her
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her? When I was younger I looked exactly like her, but I'm looking at a picture of me and my parents in my office and I'm starting to look more like my dad. I also inhereted her amazing rack.
5. Where do you differ? My mother is very cheap. She has no reason to save and scrimp, but she grew up in poverty and it sticks with her to be frugal. I'm like my dad, if I want it and I have the money I'm buying it.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire. My mom didn't win any major awards in her career or moved up the ladder, but she was a hard worker. She was dedicated to her job and was respected in her field. My mom is a flucking great mom and an awesome wife. She has taken care of up to three houses at one point by herself with no outside help. Cleaned, cooked and payed bills all on her own. I admire the fact that she's like my own Martha Stewart; to me she can do anything.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? I tell her everything, if I didn't I think I wouldn't be where I am now.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age? We're a lot closer now. Growing up, I hated going on vacation with her and the other day we decided we're going to go to Europe for two weeks next year lol.
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together? Gamble lol. She loves playing bingo at the casino near me. We also love to shop for kitchen gadgets. Oh and get drunk and pick on my dad and BF. No one is safe when we drink wine together.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you? We talk every day on the phone and try to see each other once a month or so.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting. Love all, help all, give to others that have less than you. My mother is so generous. She volunteers at her local school, and the families in the community don't have tons of money to throw around. The school did a turkey drive for Thanksgiving and which class brought in the most money won some sort of prize. My mom donated $300 to her classroom's turkey drive. She also bought 20 turkeys to donate to the local food kitchen-one for each kid in her class. I guess she doesn't take everything she has for granted. Growing up she had to eat oatmeal for a month straight because there wasn't any money. I was looking at old photos of her from when she was a teenager and I said "mom you were so skinny!" and she said it was because they didn't eat. She knows where these kids come from and their lives outside of school (my dad has no clue, he grew up as one of the "rich kids" in his town and will do whatever to make my mom happy).

I have tears in my eyes now, thanks a lot! But, my mom is pretty great (I think all moms are awesome though...shout out to all the moms!)

Peaseblossom55 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
I call her mom

2. How much older than you is she?
20 years older

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
Not sure if anything. I don't think I look like any of my parents I'm convinced there was a mix up at the hospital.

5. Where do you differ?
Oh so much. I'm much more positive upbeat, and also a lot more emotional about things than she is.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
Me, j/k I don't know, but she raised me and my siblings pretty well. We're all mostly normal functioning people in society.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
I can tell her mostly everything, I'm very grateful for that.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Much closer since I moved out on my own
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
Not really I don't see her very much, last I saw her was early January. I look forward to having her ideas on decorating as we fill up the house

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
I usually call her once a week. She will rarely call me, unless she hasn't heard from me in like two weeks and when she does call she says ok you're alive and will hang up.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
I really wish I had something, but sadly I don't. May be something will come to me later on. I sometimes I felt like I was in the way. I think I danced so much as a kid to get out of the house and that was for both of our sakes.

peekaboo2011 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?

Mom, Momma, Mutti, Madre, Mother...depends on my mood.

2. How much older than you is she?

26 years

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?

No stepmothers. Lots of women though who were there for me in one way or another when mom couldn't be due to work.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?

Dad says I got my curves from her, and I can definitely see it. We also share the gluten free thing.

5. Where do you differ?

Mostly in our social/political values.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.

Are you trying to make me cry this morning? She was activated two weeks before my first birthday during the first gulf war. I've always been amazed at the strength that she had to do that.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?

Little bit of both.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?

Closer. Moving out has helped.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?

Not that I can think of.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?

Too much.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.

Alas, I am uninteresting and cannot think today.

oskie&grungie · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Ma or Mama or Mom, depending on my mood.

2. How much older than you is she? 22 years

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"? 1 Stepmom. She is nice enough but I have a shifty relationship with my dad so I don't see her that often.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her? We have the same eyes and that's about it. Physically and emotionally, I resemble my dad. Mom did give me her obsessive need to have a plan for almost everything, so there's that.

5. Where do you differ? Pretty much everywhere.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire. She's going back to school to finish her BA 25 years later. I'm insanely proud of her.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? I tell her a lot of things but I edit some stuff out because I know her opinion of the issue won't change and I don't want to hear it. Example: my tattoos.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age? Closer, but not as close as I wish we were.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together? Not really. We shop a lot though, lol.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you? Depends on how busy we are but a few times a month. We email more.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting. Divorce is expensive, freedom is priceless.

ETA: Formatting. I hate mobile knotting.

[Deleted User] · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Mom or Momma
2. How much older than you is she?
She is 26 years older than me.
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope, only one mother for me.
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
Basically I get called by Charolene (my mom's name) all the time because we could be twins. So I know what I'll look like in 26 years basically haha. We have the same personality too. It's funny.
5. Where do you differ?
We don't really differ much at all.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
She raised three girls up until we were all in college and went back to work after being at home for 20+ years. I think it's really admirable for someone to jump back into their career that they left to take care of a family and then go back as if they never left.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
I tell my mother everything. She is one of my best friends.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Definitely closer.
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
I like to have have girl time with my mother more than anyone other woman in my life. We spend the day just talking and maybe going out to get our nails done or get lunch. I feel the most comfortable with my mom.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
We talk on the phone probably 2-4 times a week. It just depends on how busy we are.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
Well besides being a wonderful role model for me in all aspects of being a grown woman she has taught me how to be independent. Her family struggled financially and she had to work most of her life growing up. She has taught me to be humble because I receive so much when I don't deserve it and that I'm very blessed to be part of a family that could afford to support me growing up.

tuarceatha · February 2013

Yay! All you and your mothers are soooo interesting! Keep it coming.

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Mom mostly, but I like to shout "MA" at her for attention.
2. How much older than you is she?
20 years, but it feels like 10 sometimes...
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
I don't, I did, but I don't now. My ma is my only mother in my life.
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
We are built the same, and hold our weight in the same places. I have a bigger chest, which she is envious of, which is silly because it isn't that big. We have the same sense of humor, and are almost equally goofy (she is a bit goofier than me).

5. Where do you differ?
Our faces couldn't be more different. I look more like my father's side of the gene pool. Our upbringing and life experiences are rather different. She grew up in poverty and had a super sucky stepdad, got pregnant and married to her high school sweetheart, divorced and remarried by 27, and had her third kid at 36. I've got a graduate degree and no kids at 29. My parents have been pretty awesome to me and I have gotten a lot from them.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
I think she has raised some awesome people. I think she is amazing with kids, in general, and I can't wait to make her a grandmother. I think she battles with a lot of sad things everyday and perseveres well.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? Everything. I spill it all out on her and she helps me so much. I used to love to try to shock her with things, but really she has seen and heard it all.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Closer. We were close before, but much closer now.
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
Hm. I don't think so. I do enjoy talking to her and giving her advice and opinions, but I sometimes hate that too.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
I usually call her after work. Sometimes every day after work and sometimes not for a week or so. She always calls me back.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
My mom taught me that wanting to be a mom is an amazing thing. I really hope I can be as good at moming has she has been to me.

Swazzle · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?

Mom and if I'm joking I call her Mommy-Na. When I was a baby (but could talk), she'd put me down for a nap and I'd yell from my crib "MOMMY-NA! I WANNA GET AYYY-OUT!"

2. How much older than you is she?

21 years

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?

I have a woman who is my father's wife.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?

Blonde hair, blue eyes, very big boobs. I'm kind of the spitting image of my mother in almost all ways.

5. Where do you differ?

She talks A LOT. Like nonstop. Anything that pops into her head, comes out of her mouth.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.

She went back to school at the age of 47 and is now a nurse! Words can't express how proud I am of her for this.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?

I tell my mom pretty much everything. We're really close.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?

The same. We've always been close and we still are.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?

My mom and I both are obsessed with board games. Rummikub is our absolute favorite!

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?

We talk multiple times a day.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.

You're never too old to change your mind about what you want to do with your life. Do what makes you happy.

Peaseblossom55 · February 2013

rdr- I love rummikub!

thejucheidea · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom? Mama.

2. How much older than you is she? 29 years.

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"? Nope, just my biological mother. I really like Tyler's mom too, so I call her Mom.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her? A lot of people say we look alike, but we pretty much just have the same hair color. I'm built more like my dad and I think that I look more like him too. My sister and I both have green eyes because my mom has brown eyes and my dad has blue eyes, so we don't have that in common either. I definitely have my mom's hotheadedness.

5. Where do you differ? I'm not sure. I'm kind of conflicted about my mom right now because she spent so many years being really hateful toward me and kind of mentally abusing me, but now she's being nice, especially since Thanksgiving when they found the brain tumor. That's kind of changed all of our lives and we've become a much closer family with less hatred. Now I feel like I have to really protect her from everything.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire. She's a great planner and has been a big volunteer for as long as I can remember. I'd really like to add up the hundreds of thousands of dollars her efforts have raised for various charities, because it has to be really impressive.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? She gets about half of what I go through. I go to my dad with everything.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age? Closer as of recently for reasons stated above.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together? Not really.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you? We don't call each other, but we text very regularly. I've seen her every day since last Tuesday when she had her surgery and will continue to see her daily until she's discharged from rehab, whenever that is.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting. I can't think of anything specific.

rahrah82 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom? Ma, mother of mine (its a thing we say to each other)
2. How much older than you is she? 27, I'm her baby girl
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"? nope
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her? I have my mother's hands. People say we look alike but I have most of my dad's features.
5. Where do you differ? I'm more outspoken and a lot like my dad.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire. Her being in the military for 20 yrs. She retired from that, started another job and was able to retire from that and has taken care of my niece and nephews while my sister and brother in law work, saving them a ton in child care.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? I can pretty much talk to her about anything, it have been really good to have her there when I have been going through some rough times in my life and she could help me feel better.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age? I would definitely say closer, we don't bump heads since we aren't exactly alike.
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together? I would have to say shopping. I don't normally go with anyone when I go shopping, but if I do, it's normally my mom. She has taught me everything I know about bargain shopping. I have a closet full of clothes and another closet full of shoes due to this bargain shopping.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you? I actually go by my parents house at least once a week (usually my day off) to see my mom. We will call each other if we know of a good sale or bargain for anything. She will call me if she hasn't seen or heard from me in a week or so.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting. That prayer is a very powerful thing and you have to believe and speak things into existence. I appreciate the fact that my mother prays for me and can help me get back on track when I feel I have fallen off. She was always there for me when I was in college, whenever I needed anything. As I have gotten older, she has been a great emotional support system and I love her for it all. Thanks for this, it was a great post to have.

[Deleted User] · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Mom

2. How much older than you is she?
24 years older

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
We have the exact same smile. We both tend to raise our mouths a little higher on one side when we smile...I think it's kind of funny.

5. Where do you differ?
Everything else! My brother used to tease me that I was adopted. haha. I'm a light brunette, my mom has jet black hair. I'm tall and my mom is short. I'm fair skinned and my mom can tan in 1 afternoon. I don't really think we look anything alike, but a lot of people have told me they see the resemblance. This is a horrible photo because of the glare, but it's the only one I have here. My mom is on the left and that's me on the right. (Gal in the middle is my MOH)

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
I admire my mom for being such a strong woman through her divorce. My dad asked for a divorce after she'd stayed for years; putting up with his cheating and trying to work through it all. She never became bitter. In fact, she's become stronger and more inspiring. She travels. She's gotten healthy. She became a yoga instructor. She is living life and loving it! It is so inspiring to see a woman who has been through divorce and chose to let it make her a more fulfilled and happy person. So often, that is not the case.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
I can talk to my mother about everything. There is only one "secret" i've kept between FI and myself. Otherwise, my mom and I pretty much share it all.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Closer. Though we've pretty much always been close.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
I love to travel with my mom. She is big on researching a place and knowing everything you'd ever want to do - but she's not a planner. It's great for me because we get to a destination and we can do whatever we want each day, but I never worry we'll miss something that we'd wish we had seen.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
We probably only call 2-3 times a month, but we send emails almost every weekday. I'm also lucky that we are able to visit each other 4-5 times a year even though we live far apart.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
My mom has taught me that strength in a woman is a beautiful thing. She taught me to never love someone else more than I love myself. She's shown me over and over again that no matter what life throws your way, you have to be able to pick yourself up again and move forward. My mom has taught me that no other person has the power to upset you or damage you unless you give them that power. My mother has taught me to forgive; not only because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the healthiest thing for you.

Hummingbird125 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?

Mom or Mama
2. How much older than you is she?

28 years! And I was the first of three.
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?

Nope, she's it.
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?

Not much, she has dark hair and brown eyes, I have blonde hair and blue eyes. I guess we have a similar body type, but that's pretty much it. Personality wise, we are VERY similar. I think it also has to do with both of us being the oldest children in our families. We take on way too many responsibilities, never say 'no', and and always try to keep the peace between our siblings. We have similar opinions on most major issues as well.
5. Where do you differ?

Other than looks, we're pretty similar. I do think my mom can act like a little but of a martyr at times, and doesn't give herself nearly enough credit. When I achieve something, I have no problem being proud of myself, but I think my mom always feels like she could have done better.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.

I think my mom had it easy for the first 20 or so years of being married to my dad. He made a lot of money, she didn't have to work (just did so to get out of the house a few times a week), got to go on lots of great vacations, and bought pretty much whatever she wanted. Then, my dad's stroke changed everything. She (mentally) lost her husband, lost our house, and was completely on her own. Somehow, she kept life OK for all of us and kept us in the same school district. She worked her butt off so that our lives would be disrupted as little as possible. I can't imagine having to go through what she went through, but she handled everything so amazing well.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?

I tell her pretty much everything.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?

Closer
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?

Talk on the phone. She always wants to know every detail of what's going on in my life, and I'm happy to share. Plus, she fills me on on everything that's going on with everyone else in the family.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?

On average, we speak probably every two or three days - we call each other pretty equally.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.

If you eat standing up you'll get fat legs! Ha.

steign · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Mom or Mum
2. How much older than you is she?
30
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope, just my Mom.
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
People say we have the same smile and facial expressions.
5. Where do you differ?
I have naturally dark brown hair, brown eyes and tan skin and she has blonde hair, green/blue eyes and fair skin. I get my Dad's attributes.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
My Mom is the oldest of 3 kids, and the first female in her family to receive a Bachelor's degree.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
I tell her mainly everything except things that I know will really worry her.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Closer
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
I love going to hockey games with my Mom. It's her favorite sport, so she always teaches me about it.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
We email back and forth at work about 2-3 times a week but, we call each other maybe once a week. I try to make it a point to go over to my parent's house 1-2 times a month.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
My Mom taught me that right is right even if no one's doing it, and wrong is still wrong even if the whole world is folllowing it. I've always tried to remember this when I have been pressured in to doing things I know aren't right.

lovelyheather · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Mom
2. How much older than you is she?
22 years
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
I guess our ears are similar. My sister and my mom look the exact same.
5. Where do you differ?
I am much more like my dad. I have his build (tall, really long torso) and his hair.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
Um everything! I think my mom is amazing!
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
Somewhere in the middle. I love to talk to her, but in general I am a private person.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Closer.
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
Bake. I grew up in the kitchen.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
We talk on the phone about once a week for any where between 30 minutes and an hour. I don't really keep track of who calls whom.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
Baking and cake decorating. She is much better than me. Here is a cake she made (she even made those flowers!)

Stina51286 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom? Mom
2. How much older than you is she? 23 yrs
3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"? No
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her? I have her body shape and chin. Slowly starting to get her curly hair.
5. Where do you differ? Most facial appearances.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire. She raised three kids on her own while working full time and going to school full time.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? Everything.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age? Closer
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together? We do a lot together. We have a lot in common. Winery's, races, the list goes on.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you? We talk every day. Not always on the phone, but in texts and e-mails.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting. To be strong. She never once let it show that she was struggling raising us. Even now, with things that have happened to her recenty, she is strong and keeps going.

bethsmiles · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother?
Mom

2. How much older than you is she?
30 years

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
We are both short. I used to look a lot like her when I was younger but now I look a lot more like my dad. We both have the same sense of humor though - lots of sarcasm when we are together.

5. Where do you differ?
My mom is SUPER competitive and really into sports. I don't really care about sports and while I can be competitive now and then I'm really not that competitive of a person.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
My mom is extremely generous. I remember in high school my youth group was going on a trip to California and we were going to go to Disneyland while we were there. One of the girls in our group, her mother had cancer so they really couldn't afford to pay for her to go to Disneyland while we were there so she was planning to just hang out at the hotel by herself. Well my mom found out and went to our pastor and told him she would pay for her to go to Disneyland but to just tell her and her family that the church had some funds available for them. She did stuff like that all the time while I was growing up. She gave a lot but always did so in a way that she didn't get credit for it.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
Sometimes. We had a really difficult relationship while I was growing up. We get along a lot better now that I've moved out but I still don't tell her everything.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
Closer.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
Nothing in particular.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
Umm...once every couple of weeks. We text a few times a week though.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
When I was really young I used to get picked on a lot. One kid's mom in particular would never give her kid any kind of punishment for hitting or pinching me or whatever. So my mom taught me how to hit back lol.

jorja86 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?

Mom

2. How much older than you is she?

27 years.

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?

Nope

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?

Physically, like everything. We're pretty different otherwise, though.

5. Where do you differ?

She's very up front with her emotions. I tend to hold mine a little more close to the vest.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.

She built and still owns/runs and very successful business. Countless kids see her as their mentor. So many people have told me she helped them through some of their hardest times is middle school/high school.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?

I'm pretty open with her about most things. There are some things that it's hard for her to hear from me (mostly concerning my relationship with my Dad). I'm still working on finding the perfect balance of where the boundaries should lie with her in that regard. We talk about almost everything else, though. She's the one who got my through my break-up with my college BF.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?

So much closer. We just needed to not live together.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?

Talk on the phone. She and my Dad are the only people that I like talking to on the phone. We don't talk super often (like every 2 weeks or so), but they are usually at least hour long conversations.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?

Haha, see above.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting

Ballet.

ETA: Because I can't read the difference between "father" and "farther".

[Deleted User] · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother?
Mom, Mama, FIRST NAME (when I can't get her attention), Madre

2. How much older than you is she?
28.5 yrs

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
no, not really.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
we both have big, strong legs. I used to look a lot like her when I was small but as I've grown older I look like a blend of my parents.. some even think I'm a mini/female version of my dad now! she is short (5'0 to my 4'10).

5. Where do you differ?
I have dark blonde, extremely curly hair. my mom has thin black/grey hair, no curl. she has brown eyes to my blue.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
she survived raising my brother. that is an ACCOMPLISHMENT. (my brother is a mess!)

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
no, as much as I love my mother there are things that I don't discuss with her.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
closer, now that I'm married and not living as near her.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
we like to go to craft/food/home and garden shows together. every year there is a showhouse where designers redo a really nice house, and we always go to that together. she does crafty stuff one Saturday a month and I try to go with her to that when I can. we can't cook together (too many cooks in the kitchen), sadly.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
we talk every day via email and text. she usually calls me once a day (or every other day) to see what's up. it's about even.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
to keep my working area clean of dirty dishes in the kitchen while I'm cooking. not very interesting, sorry!

nwwoodsybride · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom
2. How much older than you is she? 21 years
3. Do you have any stepmothers? No
4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her? We wear the same size clothing and both have blue eyes.
5. Where do you differ? She's a blonde I'm a brunette.
6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire. Her many degrees, her work with the Sierra Club, when she lobbies in congress.
7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths? Yes... but not right now.
8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age? I couldn't stand my mom growing up. We became really close after I'd been moved out a few years. Right now we live together and it's pretty stressful again.
9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together? When we travel together, we're both really adventurous.
10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you? Frequently.
11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting. My mom was miserable married to my dad and he didn't want to change. They got married because of an unplanned prgnancy (me!) She gave up a job in science and working for NASA to be a housewife in a crappy apartment. She still chose to go to counseling and stick with it. Her boundaries got better and she changed despite him. He never wanted to do anything... and after time she started doing things on her own. She kept offering him change. Even though he made bad decisions she had a great attitude and then my dad "got it" and he's a great guy and they have a wonderful marriage. I often remember when I deal with crappy people or situations that I still have the choice to be who I am. She taught me that marriage might be crappy for quite a few years... but it can be a redeeming part of a story.

Vintagelove4 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Mom... sometimes mother dearest when she's being overwhelming.

2. How much older than you is she?
36years older

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
I'm from an open adoption so I have my adopted mom, my "birth" mom, and my "birth" dad's wife (who I just call by her first name).

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
The only feature I got from my mom are my curves. We are both coffee addicts but that's about it. I really take after my dad.

5. Where do you differ?
Almost everything that isn't listed above.

My adotive mom and I get along great though.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
My adoptive mom is a great people person and wonderful at cheering people up. My "birth" mom is a very strong woman and hard worker.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
... I don't tell my "birth" mom much except for life updates. Even that can turn into war fair matirial sometimes. My adoptive mom and I can act like friends but I don't tell her everything.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
My adoptive mother, yes! My "birth" mom, NO.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
I love when my adopted mom and I go get coffee. It's fun to just sit and hang out.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
My adopted mom calls every other day. She misses me a lot.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
Your physical age and your mental age are two very different things.
(I've found this very applicable to college boys.)

leia1979 · February 2013

1. What do you call your mother? Mom?
Maman. I got it from a book when I was in junior high and it stuck.

2. How much older than you is she?
28 years...closer to 29.

3. Do you have any stepmothers? Some one else you consider your "mother"?
Nope. My parents have been married for 37 years.

4. What do you have in common, physically, with your mom? How else are you like her?
We used to have the same haircolor and our noses are similar, but I don't look much like either parent, honestly.

5. Where do you differ?
My mom is pretty quiet and logical. I'm a bit louder and emotional, like my dad. She's good at sports, but I did music and theatre.

6. What are some of her greatest accomplishments? Or one thing she has done that you admire.
My mom has a bachelor's degree in engineering. It doesn't sound that impressive until you realize she got it in 1973 when there were almost no women in engineering. She was also the first person in her family to go to college.

7. Is your mother someone you can tell everything to or someone you try to keep in the dark about your truths?
I wouldn't talk to my mom about sex. But I don't talk about that with my friends, either. I tell her most things, though.

8. Have you grown closer or farther from your mother with age?
I've always been close to my mom, so I'd say it's the same.

9. Is there anything you like to do with your mother more than anyone else? If so, what do you two do together?
Shopping. We used to go with my grandma, too, before her health declined. My grandma may be the world's best bargain shopper. Mom learned from her, and I learned from them.

10. How often to you call her? How often does she call you?
We live one mile from my parents, so I see her in person two to three times a week. I call her if I'm traveling.

11. Share one thing your mom taught you. Be interesting.
So many things, but perhaps a more interesting one is physics. My high school physics teacher was awful. My mom (the engineer, remember) taught me physics, and I in turn taught my friends. I had an A+ in the class.

We actually look more alike in this photo than we normally do.

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