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 Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:54 pm
At the request of fellow guild-ies, and the urges to share mom stories during the Dad thread:
THE MOM THREAD:
Great mom? So-so mom? Mother from Psycho mom? Talk about your step moms, legal guardians, or if you're a mom tell us about your mom-woes, mom joys, mom-stuff. Bragging about your kids if you're a mom will be allowed. Bragging about your moms if you're a kid is allowed.
My Mom: She's in her mid fifties. Probably one of the most honest and decent people I have ever known. I really look up to her. She raised my brothers and I good, and made religion meaningful instead of hollow tradition. She was a convert to Catholicism from Russian Orthodox. She likes to play DDR, ride roller coasters, and dreams of Disney World. She's spunky, but still ages with grace. She was a great balance of love and caring with the ability to discipline. Funny thing is you'd never know this sedate woman grew up in South Saint Louis. She's been supportive of the career and life decisions of my brothers and I. Very open minded. The only down side is she's got a bit of empty nest... so if anyone has suggestions please hit me with them.
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:01 am
I have a good Mum, and like all people she has her own funny wee ways.
she was/is very giving of her time, but always plays things very close to her chest.
She's a very hard woman to get to know.
She keeps a lot of opinions and ideas to herself.
It could be because Dad has a very strong personality, she figured there was no room for her. (she calls him overbearing)
In the past few years though, she's been coming out of her shell a bit more. She's also learned to tell Dad to sod off when he starts getting bossy which is a huge step up.
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:34 am
My mom is great. She might not know me fully or understand much of what I like, but over all, she's the only family member I really have and love (and that's truer then anything).
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:00 pm
My mother is amazing. She was a housewife before the divorce, so had to go from that to the working world overnight. She raised three kids, alone, while going to college and working full time. After my dad left, she decided she liked her independence and so never remarried. She was always a bit high strung and used to yell at us a lot, but it was sort of a comfortable yelling, something we knew how to judge to be able to tell when she was actually pissed off and when she was just blowing off steam.
Now that all her kids have moved out, she's calmed down and gotten a life of her own. My mother has more of a social life than I do. xd My mom has become a friend, so she goes shopping with my sister and me, cooks for us, and the whole family has Mahjong nights. (I was so glad my brother decided that Mahjong wasn't boring. It's so hard to get four people to play, here.)
My stepmother, though... She was a psycho. She already had her own grown up son and a grandson a little younger than my brother, so she was not happy at having to start the whole motherhood thing over again. We had to be absolutely quiet around her. She was a complete control freak and everything had to be exactly her way. Plus, she drank like a fish and chain smoked, which got my father back into smoking and drinking, and whenever they drank, they also fought. I was SO glad when my dad finally divorced her.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:19 pm
I am a 51 year old mom and have three grown children. I have already done the teenage raising thing and would never do it again. I love kids but teenagers can be so mean to their parents. I got through it and once a kid gets through those years they become a wonderful person. I know. I have three of the best children around. I came to this site with one. LOL I talk to them every day on the phone or on line. And they are usually here at the house on the weekends. They still remember being a teen and worry about having them ....themselves. One thing you learn ...is how tough love is. Lets just say...Love never stops but the friendship is questioned and tough love has to come through. You don't have a choice. Being a parent is not easy but worth it in the end.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:38 pm
My Mum is just wonderful! She was quite strict with my brother and sister and I as we were growing up -probably me more than the others, just because I was the oldest and wanting to do everything first- but she was just doing what she thought was right and trying to protect us. She is now one of my best friends and I speak to her all the time....I am very lucky!!!!!!!
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:54 pm
I wish I could say that I know my mom as well as you guys know yours. My Parents devorced when I was 4 years old and my dad got custidy of me and my brothers. Then my dad gave up his rights to his parents.
So in a round about way my "mom" is my grandma. She has taught me to be the indepentant person that I am today (and that even now gets her worries...lol).
And even though I haven't seen my real mom in 20 years, she still holds a place in my heart. In fact up until just recently I haven't heard from her, but I found her, on of all places, MySpace. SO we are talking again, and that on it's own makes me beyond happy.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:10 pm
My mom is one of the most important people in the world to me. My parents got divorced when I was really young and I've lived with here the whole time. She did everything for me coming up and I know I don't nearly enough to thank her. I need to change that.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:59 am
 There's no point in being grown-up...
My Mom was, well, dysfunctional for most of her life. But now, in her fifties, she's straightened out and is learning how to be a good mom to the 4 of us! LOL It's kinda cool actually.
Our parents divorced and Mom got all of us. Now that two of us are out on our own, she's gotten over being overwhelmed and is really doing a great job at raising my baby sis, she's 14.
My StepMom was great. She used to drive me crazy, always bugging me and telling me when I was screwing up. Man we used to fight. She was really my surrogate Mom while mine was working stuff out. Sherri was always there when I had a problem or just needed a shoulder to cry on.
She died a few years ago after a surgery gone wrong and I really miss her. Every time I do something stupid, I can almost hear her telling me to suck it up and make it right. lol
...if you can't be childish sometimes.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:43 am
I may sound like a son of a b***h (no pun intended) or a horrible person, but the least I have in dealing with my mother, the better off I am. stare
My grandmother is more of a mother to me than anything else. We've had our moments of butting heads when I was growing up, but I love her and would do anything for her lol
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:00 am
My biological mom died when I was 2 and a half. I've heard lots of sweet stories about her. She was a very smart teacher with her own style of dress and was very spiritual. She wore lots of head scarves and baked yummy dishes. Dad says I talked to her the day before she died but...I don't really remember that..or her. cry I'll always love her, though. It feels like a lot of her personality is deep within my own person.
It was my paternal grandma who took on the role of my mother from 1989 to now. We disagree sometimes and even argue; but, I love her dearly as if she literally gave birth to me herself. She's the most loving person in the world. Oh sure, she can tell it like it is and then some; but....man. xp That's my favorite woman in the entire world. She put a lot of love, time, and values into raising me. I really miss her now that I'm miles away from home. crying I was her helper with bills and stuff. (she's a wee bit forgetful in her old age) I think we have quite the interesting relationship.
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:46 am
My mom is a very strong woman, she raised my brother and me on her own after divorce (I was six), and she's been through a lot of tough things... Her stupid dysfunctional brothers and a job which men usually do (at least here in Italy) have given her hard times... but she's doing great! (and yeah, I told her I think so)
She really doesn't know how to have a decent relationship with me, and kicked me out of her house some years ago. Things aren't much better now between us (at least all is well if we don't talk about the issues she has concerning me), but I try to see her at least once a week because I know time flies and I won't get a second chance with her.
She's the woman I love the most, and she's taught me loads of things. And yeah, sometimes I end up thinking "...if I had listened to her..."
Moms rule! Even when they treat you bad (and I do know).
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:00 am
Im a 21 year old mom. Personally my mother sucked because she always put her husband before her kids(even when he was beating on us). I just follow a rule, i do everything the oppisite of her lol. Im also about to be a mom again in a way because im taking on custody of my little sister. I was the only mom shes ever known and her father just about beat her to death last week. Part of being super mom i guess lol.
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:16 am
My mom is an interesting sort of person. She was and is a GREAT mom- wonderful cook, loves us unconditionally, raised all three of us to be good, productive, intelligent, kind people. She is always there for us when we're sick or sad.
But I must say, much as I love her, she's hard to live with. Well, I don't live with her anymore- as soon as I started college I moved out on my own and got an apartment and a job- but mostly because I didn't want to live with my mom anymore. She is disabled and very, very needy. My sister is very busy and never around, and my brother lives in Japan, so she always is calling on me and my fiance for everything. I didn't mind for a long time but it got old... she calls us if she's lonely, or if her computer did something that she might think is strange, or if she wants to whine (she usually does)...
I guess it's hard to explain, but she is a VERY draining person. She'll call me when she's down, and by the end of the call she feels better but I'm depressed, upset, and completely drained.
Also, I can't tell her everything. She's very Christian, and I'm... not. at all. I'm pagan, in fact. I'm also bisexual and... well, other things my mom wouldn't agree with. So it's really hard sometimes to talk to her. I can't confide everything to her like I can with other people. She's not as controlling and afraid of everything as she used to be, but she's still set in her ways. (Example: Me-"mom, I should tell you, I'm getting a tattoo." (I'm 21 years old, by the way) Mom- *lecture on hepatitis, aids, etc* "I'm scared for you" blah blah blah. Come ON, it's not 1942, mom. Give it a rest.)
I love my mom... but I think I need some space.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:44 pm
where to start with my mom? well, from age 3 she had to raise me and my adhd brother(mind you i suffer from clinical depression and supressed rage syndrome)single handedly. she taught me how a woman deserves to be treated. along with quite a few other life lessons. she was a tough disciplinarian, but she was fair. the punisment always fit the crime, as the saying goes. i've always been able to tell her anything. she was my best friend while i was growing up. and to this day, when so many people my age try to move forward with their life and mot talk to their moms much, we're still very close. we talk frequently, even if it's just to shoot the bull. i hope this relationship between my mom and i never fades.
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