Your mother

[Boo]

[size=1]That's right, your mother. I was sitting here and suddenly thought "your mother". And that's how this thread came up.

So, your mother. Tell us about her. Brag about her, whine about her. Whatever. How is your relation with your mother? What does she do? Does she have any bad habits? Can she cook remarkably? Can she dismantle a timebomb with just her nose, while playing a game of football at the same time? Was she your father once (in that case, you may talk about [strike]him[/strike] her too, of course)? Whatever you feel you want to tell about your mom. Facts, opinions, theories. Anything.

Now, as for my own mother.

[b]Name:[/b] Mom
[b]Real name:[/b] Ingeborg
[b]Current age:[/b] 42
[b]Height:[/b] Rather short
[b]Hair:[/b] Short naturally dark brown hair, though it's dyed blonde as long as I know her.
[b]Eye colour:[/b] Blue/Grey

My mother is a French teacher. You're probably thinking "Why would anyone want to do that?". Well, she doesn't, really. She likes French, but she'd much rather do something else. The main reason she studied for French teacher was because it was the only one that she could do while still taking care of her children. Most of the children in her classes always thought she's a great teacher, so that's one of the reasons why she still does what she does.

As far as our relation goes, she and I get along swell. We have humour that doesn't totally look like each other, but it connects somehow. Apart from that she has a great taste of music, though sometimes a bit old, which is to be expected, she's also a good cook and she can write very creative. She even taught me the basics of guitar (so she taught me all she could).

A thing that bothers me greatly about my mom, is that she smokes. She tried to quit once, but after less than a year she just started again. Also, I can never have a discussion with her, because she always thinks we're getting hostile or something, so she cuts off the conversation and tries to talk about something else.

But she's cool and I'll think of continuing this post later. How about [i]your[/i] mother?[/size]

[DeadSeraphim]

[size=1][color=indigo][font=arial]I was raised by bears in the wilderness. About the only thing Mum was good for was catching salmon, and she never even cooked it.[/font][/color][/size]

[Cyriel]

[size=1][color=teal]Mommy! ^__^

[b]Name:[/b] (sounds like Ohm-ma)
[b]Real Name:[/b] Young Soo
[b]Height:[/b] 5'2"
[b]Hair:[/b] Dark brown/black with a little gray now, but she dyes it so it's a brown w/ red tints.
[b]Eye:[/b] Dark brown

My mother is quite possibly the most amazing person I know, along with my dad. My parents are seriously the greatest people on Earth (at least to me). For occupation she's done a lot of different things: she was a kindergarten and pre-school teacher in Korea before marrying my dad, then a stay-at-home mom, she's been a business executive in Melaleuca Inc. for the Korean branch, and now she currently runs a laundromat and a gas station. She really loves working, and she always feels like she shouldn't waste any time, always finding ways to be productive all the time. Although...this sometimes has a downside (kind of humorous actually), because whenever she starts picking at my dad or something, my aunt will tell her to get a job. Too much energy, I think. She's always telling me how important it is to do my best, and to do well in my school work - this is a lot because she didn't study all that much in school, and so she really regrets it now, because she knows that she could do really great things. Her dream was to become an ambassador, but because she didn't try very hard in school, she could never achieve that. So she wants to make sure that my little brothers and I never regret something like that, and can do everything that we want.

Relationship-wise, my mother and I could probably be sisters. She really is the person that I probably am closest to, and it's always a good feeling to know that someone knows and loves you so completely. She has extremely high standards for us in our behavior, and can be quite the disciplinarian, but if anyone else tries to harm us or insult us, my mother is like...a tiger, seriously. She can be one of the scariest people I know when she's angry, but she's very fair. Since I have a really close relationship with my little brothers, sometimes I'm like the messenger between them and my mom; because it's different getting advice from a mother than a sister, I guess.
Since I went off to college though, it's kind of weird because my mom will call me up, and then ask me what she should do about my little brothers. Kind of like reviewing if she was fair in her discipline of them, or other things like that. She likes getting my opinion on stuff, and is a very wise lady. If you haven't noticed yet, I am totally a momma's girl.

A thing that bothers me...there really isn't much I can think of. I guess I wish that I could know that she was really taking care of herself more, especially now that she's older - she keeps driving herself really hard. I also wish that she would share our financial status with me; she's always telling me that I shouldn't feel bad about my tuition and stuff, and that I should buy the things I like, and go out with my friends...and not worry about the money. She says it's because she doesn't want us to worry, but sometimes it makes me worry more, and feel guilty, because I know that both she and my dad are working so hard.
I also wish that she would spend more time at home with my brothers, but I know that being a stay-at-home mom was a really big sacrifice for her. But she told me recently that she also wanted to spend more time at home with the boys, and has adjusted her schedule for that.

Did I mention that she makes the greatest food [i]ever[/i]?
She's amazing...and I <3 her!! ^____^[/color][/size]

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]Hey I like this thread.

[b]name[/b]: Mom, sometimes dragging out the 'o'
[B]Real name[/B]: Beverly (goes by Bev)
[B]current age[/B]: She'd kill me if I told anyone
[B]height[/B]: 4'11
[B]hair color[/B]: It might be medium brown with gray by now. But she gets it dyed regularly so it's a dark blond color with high lights
[B]Eye color[/B]: Blue

My mom is pretty cool. She and my dad help me raise my daughter and let my brother and I live with them. Right now she's a system trainer for a company called Becton Schantz which deals in food service brokers. So she works from home when she is home, but she travels on a regular basis. But she's had other jobs including one where she worked for a greeting card company and doing tax preparation for H&R Block. She still does some people's taxes- including mine. My mom is always willing to help out, but she's also a bit pushy at times. But hey you don't get anywhere by being a push over and that's definately one thing she isn't. My mom isn't extremely religious, but she is very proud of being Catholic. It bothered her when I went searching for other beliefs, but I think she may be coming to terms with it. As for cooking.. she's okay at it, but never really gets a chance because my dad's the one who cooks. Before I forget, one more reason my mom's cool is because her and my dad adopted my brother and I.

Relationship wise I think it depends on our moods. Usually we're very close- actually I don't think we have much of a choice in that matter since my daughter and I live with her. Sometimes we do butt heads about how to raise my two year old or about my house keeping habits, but other times we get along very well. However she doesn't understand why at twenty-five I still watch cartoons and I've never once shown her anything I write. Our clothing and music tastes differ greatly, although I have tried to get her to wear bootcut jeans instead of the 'mom jeans' she owns. But she doesn't like when I get bossy... but that's how she raised me. What does she expect?

What bothers me about her is that she can be a bit of a nag. She tells me she's happy that I have two good steady jobs then says she's upset that I can't keep my room and my car clean. SHe gets on me about my spending habits and what I watch on TV. But I think I'll live because I know she does the same to my brother about his smoking.

I don't know what else to add and I'm getting tired.[/color][/font]

[Your Mother]

Stop talking about me!

[Ol' Fighter]

[quote name='DeadSeraphim][size=1][color=indigo][font=arial]I was raised by bears in the wilderness. About the only thing Mum was good for was catching salmon, and she never even cooked it.[/font][/color'][/size][/quote]

I just noticed that your hilarious dude, but this topic just grabbed me by the neck.

Name: Mom
Real Name: Claire
Current Age: Would be about 32...
Height: About maybe 5'9 or 5'10
Hair Color: Sandy brown
Eye Color: Loving hazel

Although she wasn't my real mom either and was just my step-mom I loved here to death. She was way to nice to me all the time always telling me it was okay when I messed up and just thinking about her hurts because she was too nice to me and she always treated me like I was her actual son so to this very day I absolutly love her as my real mom. :)

[PWNED]

[quote name='Your Mother']Stop talking about me![/quote]
I would have thought that free coverage was good for you? I suppose not judging your reaction

[Retribution]

[size=1]Cool idea, Boo.

[b]Name:[/b] Mom
[b]Real name:[/b] Jolene
[b]Current age:[/b] 45
[b]Height:[/b] 5'6"
[b]Hair:[/b] Kind of light brown and curly, but she looooves straightening it.
[b]Eye color (NO U IN COLOR IN AMERICA):[/b] Brown

My mom's a State Legislator (aka "Delegate") for the 47th District of Maryland. Think of the US Senate. Okay, she's in the state version of that, meaning she's in the Maryland State Senate. She hears bills, debates them, and ultimately votes on it. It's kind of cool to me, considering I want to go into something like that.

She's a real go-getter. She doesn't take no for an answer, she's always the one first to fight something unjust, and she speaks her mind. In a lot of ways, I've picked up her confrontational attitude and persistance. I mean, for god's sake she sleeps at the office and comes home twice a week (The State pays for her hotel room when she does that) just so she can attend more meetings and hearings.

She can also be kinda... pushy. Like I said, she doesn't take no for an answer, and if she wants her way, she'll fight like hell to get it. Resistance, while not always futile, isn't easy or much fun. And if she's mad, she kind of has a way of taking it out on those around her.

In closing, my mom > ur momlokthxbai.[/size]

[DeadSeraphim]

[COLOR=Indigo][size=1][FONT=Arial][quote name='Retribution'](NO U IN COLOR IN AMERICA)[/quote]
MAYBE YOU AMERICAN TYPES SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL THEN, HUH? [I]YOU'RE KIND OF THE MINORITY ON THE NO U IN COLOR FRONT[/I].

In conclusion, all Americans are incompetent illiterates.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[QUOTE=DeadSeraphim][COLOR=Indigo][size=1][FONT=Arial]
MAYBE YOU AMERICAN TYPES SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL THEN, HUH? [I]YOU'RE KIND OF THE MINORITY ON THE NO U IN COLOR FRONT[/I].

In conclusion, all Americans are incompetent illiterates.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]

[color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]Yeah, but I think we like the minority.... We're in the minority for measurements (we don't use the metric system and we're the only country not to do so) temperature gaging (though I love using farenheight instead of celcius during the winter) and we're one of the few countries that doesn't teach a second language in elementary school (which is completely bollocksed because that does make us seem like a bunch of backwoods rednecks)

But still how about we not do the name calling thing? Because not all of us are backwoods hicks over here in the states.[/color][/font]

[DeathKnight]

[color=crimson]Our variety of English is pretty awesome.

In conclusion, gtfo.[/color]

[DeadSeraphim]

[size=1][color=indigo][font=arial]If by awesome you mean [i]not[/i] awesome, then, yes, I agree.[/font][/color][/size]

[Panda]

[COLOR=DarkRed]This thread is getting off topic. If you want to continue the language discussion please take it to PM's start a new thread. Thanks![/COLOR]

Name: Mom
Real name: Yoriko
Current age: I'm not going to say, it would be rude.
Height: 4'10 , 76 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eye colour: Brown

My mom is my best friend. We spend lots of time together hanging out, shopping and even watching anime. She is the strongest person I know. I don't mean strong in terms of muscles, but spirit. She has severe health problems yet she doesn't let it bring her down. Multiple surgeries, more prescriptions than a pharmacy and constant pain yet she always has a smile on her face. She never let her health problems stop her from being a great mom. My mom is my inspiration, my hero and my very best friend in the entire world.

[Desbreko]

[color=#4B0082][size=1][b]Name:[/b] Mom
[b]Real Name:[/b] Deonne
[b]Current Age:[/b] 55 (I don't think she'd mind me saying too much. She's aged a little more gracefully than some women; i.e. she doesn't freak out about it.)
[b]Height:[/b] About 5'4" (163 cm)
[b]Hair:[/b] Short, sandy brown (slowly turning gray, which she blames on me and my brothers of course)
[b]Eye Color:[/b] Blue[/size]

I've never been especially close to her, but she's a great mom. She doesn't work, but instead devoted most of her time to homeschooling me and two of my three brothers. She started when the two next oldest brothers were in grade school and junior high, I think (the oldest had graduated from high school already), so I ended up being homeschooled all the way from kindergarten through high school. Thinking about it, it had to have been stressful to raise three kids and manage their school work at the same time, but of course I didn't realize it when I was little. She was a great teacher as well.

She also bakes delicious cookies.[/color]

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR=DarkRed][b]Name:[/b] Mom
[b]Real name:[/b] Kathy
[b]Current age:[/b] 49
[b]Height:[/b] 5'3"
[b]Hair:[/b] Grey [use to be brown]
[b]Eye color:[/b] Brown

My mother is a organist and pianist and still teaches students in both. In addition to that she's spent years being a helper at different grade schools for my older siblings and when I was in grade school as well.

My relationship with her is pretty good. ^_^ I adore my mom even though we have our differences, the biggest one being she's religious and I'm not. Because in the end even though we disagree she does her best to try and be understanding about it. Which makes her way cool.

She's a great cook since she's a diabetic and she's spent years learning how to make food that she can eat that actually tastes good. And she loves to garden for both flowers and growing stuff to eat. Something my dog loves since the imp will eat strawberries right off the plant if you don't keep an eye on her.

In many ways if feels like I'm an only child since I was a surprise baby and my brother and sister had moved out before I was even eight. So I've had her all to myself for the past six years. [/COLOR] :catgirl:

[s a k u x3]

[B]Name:[/B] Mom
[B]Real name:[/B] Teresa
[B]Height: [/B] about 5' 2"
[B]Hair:[/B] Curly and dark brown
[B]Eye colour:[/B] Hazel


I'm not entirely sure how I should start this post, since it's my first one. I suppose I'll just jump right into it. My mom used to work as a trader on Wallstreet, and when I was born she quit so she could spend more time at home with me and she became a teacher. It's a weird transition, but I definitely am appreciative of it becaues I know she gave up her dream job for me.
Relationship wise...everythin gis going pretty well. Even though our communication skills are...lacking, our relationship is still solid. I know that if I was ever in trouble, she'd be there for me because that's just the kind of person she is. Sometimes she can be overprotective, but I know she tries really hard not to be. Being the first kid...made it a little harder for her to 'let go' I guess. We couldn't be more opposite and in some relationships that might be a problem but my mom has always respected my point of view.
She can't cook for her life though. She claims that she could 'cook if she really wanted to' but my family knows that it's not exactly true. The only thing she can make is pasta and Betty Crocker brownies. ^^
The only thing that's hard to live with about my mom is her short temper, and all of her accomplishments I am expected to live up to. It's hard at times but I definitely owe her pretty much everything.

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[b]Name:[/b] Mom
[b]Real name:[/b] Martha
[b]Current age:[/b] Deceased
[b]Height:[/b] 5'1"
[b]Hair:[/b] Silver Blonde
[b]Eye color:[/b] Blue

My mother was a mixture of both good and bad. She was very good to me and I clearly remember how well we got along while I was growing up. And when I was married, she always took trips to visit me and the family. Every time I was expecting a child she always came out to help just before I was due and for a while after the baby was born. I loved having her visit since she was a good cook and I enjoyed chatting with her. And having her help while adjusting to a newborn baby was heavenly.

On the bad side, she was a busy body. She could not stay out of other people's affairs, even to the point that the church finally refused to allow her to be part of any teaching role as she would try to play mom to other children since she was convinced that their parents were bad. It was really sad to see her do this since most of the time the families in question were good loving families and her actions caused them a lot of grief.

She was very critical of anyone who was not a member of the church, even to the point that she would ignore her own grandchildren since my brother was not religious.

Still I loved her a lot and I miss her, since even though she had her faults she still did her best to be a good mom to me while she was alive, supporting me as much as possible. I only wish she had lived long enough to be there when Aaryanna was born though due to my religious beliefs I'm sure she already knows about her.

[SaiyanPrincessX]

[SIZE=1][B]Name:[/B] Pam
[B]Age:[/B] 47
[B]Height[/B] 5'4" - 5'5" ish
[B]Hair color[/B] She was born with blonde hair, but is a much darker blonde now, so she lightens it.
[B]Eye color:[/B] Green

My mom worked at Honeywell in Arizona before, and during her pregnancy with me. After I was born, then my brother was born two years later. I think she worked in between that time, but she always spent time with us. I was always really close to her when I was younger, and I still am. One summer she stayed home and babysat us and a few of our friends as a job. I was about 8 at the time. I remember it so well. Top Raman, tomato soup, grilled cheese. Classics.

When we moved here she worked at another Honeywell near us, and she would come home for lunch during the summer, sometimes take us to work with her. We had no air conditioning(still don't in this house either), and it was death, so going there was like being in a refridgerator!

She used to smoke but quite over three years ago; her and my dad both. Cold turkey.

When I was sixteen she went back to school to get into the medical field after being layed off at Honeywell. She completed that and has worked at a few rehab clinics for people who have suffered from heart attacks, strokes, etc.

Yeah anyway, her and my dad devorced four years ago I believe, so she lived in apartment close by. When I got the job I am still currently working at she would come over in the morning after my dad left for work(he knew of course), and we would basically hang out. I got a job and she was layed off at hers, in the same month. We would go to the park, exercise, maybe watch a movie if we had time, talk alot. We became even closer in this time. I was saving for a car, so she decided to stay on unemployment and take me back and forth to work untill I had enough money. I didn't leave for work untill noon so we had hours.

I saved up $4,000 for a car, and when I found it she lent me an extra thousand.

She eventually moved, an hour away. The distance really sucks, but she has always loved the country, and she had been looking for months for something closer, with a good price to no avail.

She's had a few jobs since she moved there but she hasn't had much luck sticking to one place because they'll get slow and lacking in work and have to let her go. So she is currently looking for another job and drives here once a week, and hangs out with me before I go to work. I'll drive there too, but during the week I can't.

Shes always been there for me and has always been my friend. She is the one who got me into working out, and I got my love of drawing from her. We swap exercise ideas and joke around alot. She has a really crazy since of humor. She'll randomlly bark at the cats, or blurt out white out. Inside joke.

So yeah, I think I wrote way too much.[/SIZE]

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]I am under the firm belief that my mom should not be allowed near a kitchen unless she's getting herself coffee or about to eat a meal. As much as I love my mom and appreciate the times she does try to cook she just shouldn't.

For some reason my mom always manages to harm herself or the food whenever she cooks or bakes (Mixing up chip dips she's a pro at, but no cooking or baking should be done) Like this one time she was making lemon chicken and she nearly sliced off her finger. Okay so since she gets queasy at the sight of blood I thought it was her finger since she was screaming 'Meg!' Get down here!' To be fair the chicken turned out alright, but I still say my dad should stick to the domestic work. She can do all the technical stuff, like setting cell phones up for Blue tooth and fixing computer problems.[/color][/font]

[Pumpkin]

[font=tahoma][size=1][center][b]Name[/b]: Mom
[b]Real name[/b]: Agotha "[i]Aggie[/i]"
[b]Current age[/b]: Unknown she pretends she can't hear you.
[b]Height[/b]: Short, thats all I can say.
[b]Hair[/b]: Light brown with lots of blonde highlights.[/center]

Eh, what's there to say? My mom use to help run her own construction company, when that ended, she now works for a storage company in a town nearby. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and has lived in the Dominic Republic and New Jersey until she turned five. Then she wound up in California, Lake Tahoe, and was raised there. So that makes me half, hungarian.

She's noisy, inconsiderate, and always thinks that I'm wrong. I think I get my stubborness from here, seeing as how I have a trouble admitting I'm wrong as well. Anyways, yes we hungarians/europeans are very stubborn. Think I got that one down. So, besides that, she doesn't cook and is constantly complaining. She always tells me, that I'm a bum and is a wierd woman who speaks hungarian because she knows I can't speak it and will talk about me behind my back. However, what she doesn't know is that I'll fly to Europe to learn it one day....yup one day...

Yes, I love my mom. [/size][/font]

[mangamaniack21]

My Mom and i actually get along pretty well ^^. Although her, myself, and my best friend somtimes get together and it is always crazy. like one time at the mall where we were laughing at the automatic "thank you" trash cans for no apparent reason XD

Also, my mom doesn't make scrambled eggs well, but the tuna turnovers are great. Wish i could say the same for her veggies...

Lol, i'm thinking "what if this turned into a mama joke thread?!" that is not a good idea, for i'm not going to diss my mom.

She's very awesome.

[ChibiHorsewoman]

[quote name='mangamaniack21']Lol, i'm thinking "what if this turned into a mama joke thread?!" .[/quote]

[color=#9933ff][font=lucida calligraphy]My mom is so short that legally in the State of New York she should be riding in a booster seat.

Okay she's not really that short, but she's close. My mom is four eleven and in the state of New York the cut off height is 4'9 so she just passes.

But hey I still love her. And she loves me because back when I was in fifth grade we had the same size feet, then when my feet grew she got to keep all my shoes.[/color][/font]

[BlueMoon]

Ahh, why not?

Name: Mama
Real Name: Sheryal
Age: I always guess too low but I know it's 40's
Height: Shorter than me, mwhahaha
Hair: Constantly changing shades of brown-blond-red
Eyes: Brown

Wow, let's see. My mama works at the local hospital. She's a supervisor in the kitchen, so she's the one making sure everyone is getting the proper food for their diets and watching the staff. She really dislikes her job because there's a lot of drama and they don't pay her enough.

She was born in Detroit somewhere and moved around a lot when she was a kid. I'm pretty sure she stayed in Dearborn the longest. She has three sisters, I think, and a brother. This shows you how close we are to the extended family. Her mom is also my only living grandparent and lives in Lansing (Michigan as well). They weren't close until recently. Mama was much closer to my dad's mom but she died a few years ago.

She married my dad pretty young but they didn't have me for awhile. Up until a few years ago, they've always had to work several jobs to make ends meet but things about much more stable since we moved.

Um, nifty facts! I got most of my looks from my dad, Irish/German heritage. My mom, meanwhile, is often asked if she has any Mexican in her because of her complexion. Actually, it's Apache. We're pretty proud of that and before my grandparents died, we used to celebrate it. Mama is also really good at cooking and very friendly, to the point where usually my friends end up adopting her. She likes taking care of people and although she has her pitfalls, she tries to correct them. She's also pretty supportive of me.

[Juke Box Hero]

[QUOTE=DeadSeraphim][COLOR=Indigo][size=1][FONT=Arial]
MAYBE YOU AMERICAN TYPES SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL THEN, HUH? [I]YOU'RE KIND OF THE MINORITY ON THE NO U IN COLOR FRONT[/I].

In conclusion, all Americans are incompetent illiterates.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Incompetant illiterates who have singlehandedly saved the world from utter disaster more than a few times. Hell, erase us and the rest of y'all won't be saying color at all, 'cause you'd be speaking German.

[Hanabishi Recca]

[b]Real Name[/b] Dorothea
[b]Current age:[/b] 46
[b]Height:[/b] about 5' 6"
[b]Hair:[/b] Dark Brown
[b]Eye color:[/b] Brown (or I believe so)

My Mother works at a 7-11 (day shift (2 to 10)). She's just another worker, nothing special there. Though she is going to get another job sometime in the next year or so (Because she should be higher than she is, she was just blamed for something she didn't do, so now she can't get any higher than just another worker). She does enjoy her job though, so she might end up working at another store somewhere in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

She was actually born in that area (of Fort Worth) and now she's going back. She was a single child and hated her Mother (and still does) so much that she went to the Army to get away from her. She is part German (her Mother) and part French (her Father).

At first (or so she says) she wasn't into men until she was about 23 (or 25). Which is when she got about of the Army and started to work at a store (Target to be exact) which just happen to be where she met my Father. Even though they didn't meet whenever she started to work there, she met him a bit after she started (because they worked different shifts).

About my Mother and mine relationship? *laughs* I'm not to nice to her (even though she is a single Mother) becuase she is pretty fat and always pretends everything is okay, even when it isn't.
She would always go to church and laugh like there isn't anything wrong in our life, like she doesn't believe it. I know that you shouldn't really bother other people with your problems, but come on, you shouldn't pretend [i]nothing[/i] is wrong when almost everything is wrong! Thats just... obvious.

So, as you can probably read between the lines, we aren't very good with each other. Even though she had all boys (and I'm the youngest), I'm the meanest to her. I just don't think I have the power to be nice to her. I just can't stand her thoughts on everything. They are just so... good (I suppose). I don't mean to sound like I'm [b]emo[/b] or anything, its just... she never really has any other emotion than that. Its just... very very annoying to me.