Why Is YOUR Mother The *BEST* Mother?

What makes (or made) her special?

In addition to being kind, loving and loyal. :loveya:

of how to treat people when you love them.

Both of my parents are like that.

no, the UNIVERSE! they are that fucking good. I could go for one right now, in fact...

I'm the original cookie monster, ya know.

she may not have always agreed, but has always supported my decisions. She's fab. luv ya mom!

and never once tried to send me back. :P

and i wasn't an easy one, let me assure you. but i think she feels better about me now.

And she coasted down the big hill on Ellis.

Sigh. :)

wandered in here by mistake!

Mom is always there for us. Always. If I'm having a problem that I want to talk to her about...she's always there.

Mom never played favorites with my sisters and me. We were all loved equally.

And...unconditional love. Even during the time I came out to my family as gay...which was the worst time I had with my family, it did NOT go smoothly, to put it mildly...I never felt a lessening of love from my mom. I was still her son...no matter what.

My mom is a very special person. And I'm lucky to have her as my mom.

I can think of millions of reasons why my mother is the best mother ever.
I :loveya: my mom

If I had a son who was as much a bastard as I was when i was a teenager, he would have either been kicked out on the street or in a military academy.
My mom tolerated my assholeness

She's *ALWAYS* there for me when I need her. She's funny. She's kind and caring and compassionate and beautiful and helpful.

She raised 3 (fairly) well-adjusted, successful (Democratic) kids, despite getting married and raising a family at a very young age and without a lotta money. She's a *FABULOUS* gramma!!

ok... that and a buncha other stuff... :loveya: Ma!!!

:hug:

She's wild eyed liberal at 75 and raised me to be one too....

One example:

A couple years ago she heard about a woman in "town" (small town) who was dying alone from cancer. Her children weren't around, husband left her for another woman, etc.

My mom barely knew this woman but she spent her last months with her, first at home and then in hospice. She'd do her hair, tell funny stories, but mostly listen.

It wasn't easy on my mom either. She'd come home sad and cry. But she was strong and supportive for this woman who she knew should not be alone. When it was over she said: "I'm really glad I got to know her."

She's always doing things like that.

She'd be embarrassed if she knew I was bragging about her.

And I just want to cry.

Treasure the wonderful gift you have been given - a loving supportive, caring mom. If you're ever pissed off and can't find a reason to love your mom - call me I'll tell you about MY mother. That should straighten your ass out right quick.

Kiss your wonderful mom's for me and tell then how truly wonderful they are.

self destructive and harmful parents.

I don't take it for granted.

If only kids could choose their own parents.

More than most. I can appreciate it because my dad was not so lucky, neither were a lot of my friends.

I'm sorry that you got dealt a crap hand... just stay focused on the GOOD stuff, like yer wonderful marriage to a man that loves you unconditionally! :hug:

She's put up with a ton of bs over the years, dished out in great quantities by other family members. Her love and forebearance in spite of it all is inspirational. She has deserved so much better. Props to mom for being a survivor.

like everyone else's mothers do.

She is the shining example of all that is good in the world. She's a strong woman who hasn't become desensitized or unfeeling. She literally can put herself in another person's shoes and truly empathize with them (she still cries when she hears a sad story).

She has always told me and my sisters to simply try our best and that, no matter what, she loves us for who we are. She is an amazing mother and I'm proud that she's mine.
:loveya:

Force her religion on me, and oddly enough, I still became a Christian..... imagine that.

Nah My Mom is the best cause she let me make my own decisions and didn't try to make them for me.

You don't want to be a member of the Baptist Church--- I'm not going to force you.

You don't want to vote for Bush? Vote for whoever the hell you want.

You want to get a degree in writing and probably be poor you're whole life (Yah she said that)..... I'll pay for it.

I mean coming from a conservative Southern Baptist Family... the freedom to make my own decisions and choices... was a great one indeed.

My Mom has always been there, always encouranging, always supportive.... and allowed me the freedom to follow my own paths. I don't know if that makes her the best.... but I I think it makes her extremely good :).

She's creative, generous, smart, open-minded and beautiful!

Never told me to stop, never told me to play quietly.

And because she's the most supportive, sympathetic individual I've ever met.

And she's a liberal; still can't get her to go to DU, though....the internets are too strange for her.

She is overwhelmingly caring and considerate and kind and generous both to family and strangers. I think my mother is truly remarkable. I continue to aspire to be more like her.

:loveya:

No really, I don't think my Mom is the best mother there is, but she's doing her best and I appreciate that. We have a good relationship.

She is 68 to my 44. Here's just a few examples of how wonderful she is:

She had 5 children in less than 6 years, and did not go insane or kill any of us (although I am sure she wanted to kill me on occassion -- I was the 'bad kid')

She never played favorites, was always there for us, and gave us unconditional love, always (same for my dad)

She has put her own life on hold to take care of a great uncle, her mother, and my schitzophrenic sister. My great uncle lived with us for 4 years... my grandmother, on and off for 10 years. My sister, who is 40, still lives with my mother, who has been caring for her for the past 19 years (since my sister was diagnosed).

She let my son (age 23) move in with her so he could save money for a house (I live 1100 miles away, unfortunately). She really enjoys having him around.

She didn't throw me out and call me a slut or worse when I went to her when I was 16 years old and told her I was pregnant. Both her and my dad were very understanding (considering the era) at a really difficult time.

She and my dad helped me financially and emotionally through a very trying custody case, and then afterwards, let my son and I come live with them so I could go to college.

She volunteers as a tutor for people learning English as a second language, and for people who need help studying for their GEDs. She was a recovery room nurse for 40 years, and has a heart of gold.

She truly loved my dad. Even 13 years after his death, she misses him and cannot see herself being with anyone else. They had the strongest, most loving marriage I have ever seen. I was extremely lucky to grow up with two parents who not only loved their kids, but each other, so very much.

OK, I have to stop here or I am going to cry!

Peace,
Bella

It's that she's an un-apologetic liberal in the South. It's that she always told me to think for myself. It's that she had patience to answer endless days of "why? why? why?" when I was little. It's that she encouraged me to do what I wanted...not what was expected of me. It's that she has always been the only person I can stand to have around me when I'm sick...she knows just when to talk to me and when to leave me alone. It's that she makes the best chocolate cake in the whole wide world. It's a whole lot of stuff. She just ROCKS! :)

She makes yummy food. She makes warm and pretty quilts. She really likes children. She taught me how to cook, bake, and make a perfect chocolate chip cookie (and a perfect cinnamon roll).

She passed along her love of reading and enthusiasm for libraries, books, and bookstores. She passed along her love for old things with personalities of their own - and going to antique shops with her is one of the most wonderful simple pleasures life has to offer.

She's real. She's always herself. She taught me self-respect by example. And she loves board games.

Because she makes me laugh

She had breast cancer 1975 and survived
She had 3 heart attacks in 1994 and survived
another 3 heart attacks in 2001 and survived

all about being a liberal. :) I'm the most political in the family, actually, but I learned most of my values from the folks!

Too detached from the child-rearing process, as was father, too.

Been married to him 36 years and we've seen her 4 or 5 times - last time was in '98 at her Great Aunt's funeral and she introduced my husband, HER SON, three times with a different first name! She didn't even remember his first name!


:crazy:

She may not have been around when stars only had faces, but she knew everything about the movies she did see (from the mid-30's onward). After I (her youngest) entered high school, she went back to school to become a nurse; she eventually ended up in public health, serving on several county-level health panels. She was a lifelong liberal independent who never trusted any political machine. She served with the League of Women Voters. The mistakes she made were minimal compared to the successes she had. She was great, and I love her.