and the one of her worst insults was "S/he wouldn't say 'shit' if s/he had a mouthful of it." Her line was that no lady would ever object to bad language because no lady would ever admit to knowing what the words meant.

Yeah, I miss her.

My strict Catholic 86 year old mom has hated many things I have said and done over the years but I still love her. I'm 58.

but I love her.

Glad you are thankful to still have her!

She has made me wash my hands with soap a few times. .....and if she saw what I have posted about that clod in maralago & the WH, I'd be in trouble deep.

... they visited another married couple and the woman, who had always behaved very prim and proper to the point of ridiculousness, said to them, "Joe will be down soon. He's upstairs shitting."

My sister & one brother are deaf. We can & do text daily to chat now (I live 180 miles away from them). With my ancient trac phone, it was hard for me to do this. I got an android phone last month, and it is so much easier now that the screen is larger then an inch. My pennywise/pound foolish behavior was very foolish. Never again will I have that kinda phone.


BTW...Mom describes herself as "Thrifty as a Depression child"

If your mom knows who you are, and can have a decent conversation about cell phones..and gets around pretty well..and can think clearly...well.......YOU HAVE WON THE BATTLE..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

when my mom was 75, she had lost her memory..didn't know me...very sad...

She says such interesting things at times, and my getting therapy has helped of course. I take her criticisms much less personally now, I can see&feel she really wants the best for me now.

I just wanted to make you panic

don't even get me started on "thrifty"

My dad was a Depression survivor and my mum was a WWII survivor

good LAWD did they ever teach me THRIFT

...to smoke pot!

chastised me for using the phrase "titty bar" once. I was telling her that a friend of mine had a Christmas decorating job at a "titty bar".

Luckily, mine don't use that term, at least in front of me.
However, I wouldn't chastise them if they did. Depending on the circumstances, I might giggle a bit. They're all adults and have made their own decisions about how they live their own lives. Pretty decent, if I say so myself.

As a regular internet (and DU) user, I've seen a lot of scatological language used every day, and am inured to it, though would never vocalize the terms myself.

Their Dad never used unbecoming language either - not because of me. His worst term was an occasional "damn it". It probasbly had to do with the era we were brought up.

I'm 64. We're both really, really lucky.

on St. Patricks Day. I'll turn 64 on May 3rd but I'll always be little Jimmy to her. She is a huge Hillary fan and as she was born a year before women were able to vote, I was really hoping she would be able to see our first female president elected. It really sucks that it didn't work out to say the least.

My beloved aunt once corrected me when I brought up my new puppy to visit. A good time was had by all, until it was time to call him in from the back yard to go home. I said, "Come here, booger" and he came right away. My aunt gave me a stern look, and said "That is
NOT a nice word!" I apologized and asked "What if I just call him 'Bug? My aunt informed that was acceptable.

Over the years, that dog answered to many things - Mr. Toenails (when running on the hardwood), Mr. Lump (when he curled up in the bed) and the usual endearments. Also "Bug".

But never again did it call him Booger.

And I had called my dog, Angel Alex Captian Ticky Toes on several occasions.

You even said gosh darn, darn, god dang, and can't remember the rest. She said it was just a way to to take God's name in vain. She would not dance or go to some place that others danced.

She also smoked but NEVER in public and never standing up. When my mother found out I smoked (I quit 30 years ago) she told me I could smoke in front of her but she absolutely didn't want to see me smoking while standing or walking because that wasn't lady-like. I never did, either.

I keep wanting to call her.

And I'm tearing up as I type this. She wasn't quite 70 when she died. Her older sister is now 88 and I get a bit choked up seeing her with my cousin, with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. And BTW

CANCER SUCKS!

you love her!

I am so lucky I got her. I also am sure I have aggravated her since I was 3. I kept asking...."why?"; eventually it was "Question Authority", in particular her authority. I was not an easy child to raise. She is also totally responsible for my political awareness, I heard her talking about current events & voting when I was in bed and very little. For you Tara

She was an incredibly politically aware and in a way, I'm glad she is not here to see what the hell is happening.

I too was a difficult child but she gave me so much in my life. She was the one who taught me to read and opened that entire world to me and I will be eternally grateful to her for that.

Thank you

However, she had fun during the Rock Hudson AIDS thing. One day she says, "Did you know that Jim Nabors is homo"?