7 things it's never too late to ask mom

WHO'S MY REAL FATHER???

1. Rough. She was poor with divorced parents (which wasn't so common then.)
2. Not really. This would take too long for me to answer here.
3. The point of live is to live.
4. Whatever you make yourself
5. She worked for him, and he made her laugh.
6. She loves working with kids but hates how the school system just wants her to test them to death.
7. It's a wonderful, powerful thing.

WTF? Adults have to ask their moms this? You should know this stuff anyway just from being a good daughter. This is stupid.

This is a very insensitive article. "How did you fall in love with dad?" yeah, right, go ask that to the thousands of women having unplanned pregnancies and rape victims. Fond memories? gotta be kidding.

I think these are better questions to ask your grandmother. You should already know these about your mom.

I'm sorry for those of you who no longer have your moms around. Your posts remind me (and should remind everyone else reading) that you should cherish everyone in your life, especially the person who gave you life.

If you feel it's stupid, why did you bother to answer? The point of the questions is to get your mother's point of view in her own words. "Just being a good daughter" necessarily doesn't get you that.

My mom died when I was eleven. I don't know the answers to any of these questions from her point of view. I can only hazard very general guesses, based on what I remember of her, which is not her point of view - just my memories of thirty-plus years ago. I would give anything to be able to ask her some of these questions. Not only for the wisdom of her words, but also to hear her voice one more time.

Happy Mother's Day

My mother is writing a book with her sister! It's not a book yet (with a publisher and all that), but it's a collection of little stories that shed a lot of light on her early life and all those questions above. All of us 4 daughters, and two granddaughters, have read/are reading these as she writes them, and really hope that it will actually become a book one day. My mom swears she won't publish it until my dad has "passed on" so she can really tell the whole story. Is that weird?

These are great questions to as a mother. My mother passed away when I was 15... at that age, I never would have thought to ask anything like that to my mom... I wish I had her now, I'd ask her so much. I'd know her as an adult... I'd learn from her wisdom. Dont take your mothers for granted...

Good for all those posters who have terrific relationships with their mothers and don't have any room for improving that relationship. As for me, my mother and I have a very uncomfortable relationship and I think these questions are a lovely way to bridge the gap.

I wonder what my mom was like as a young teen. What were her hopes and dreams then. I know she loved to dance but could only go to dances if an older brother went along. What was her favorite thing to wear? Did she have boyfriends before meeting Dad? I wish now she had kept a diary.

My mom was always very sharing about her life and all. She was very honst and forthcoming with me. Sometimes I relay stories about her life with other people...she had a really intesting life!

My mom is gone now. There are times when I wish I could still ask her things and ask her opinion.

i like this post! its so easy as children to forget that your mom had a life before she became a parent. i consider myself a good child but there are some questions that are listed that i've never asked. my mom has been very open with her life, i just never asked "what were you like as a teen?" i think it's a WONDERFUL idea. :)

I do not really talk with my mother. Asking these questions will just be weird, i rather talk to myself or to a wall.

Make sure you are strong enough to handle your mom's potential answer to the question "Do you have any regrets?" You may not like what you hear, for instance: "Don't take this the wrong way, but sometimes I wish I had never had children". Ouch!

by the time I was a teenager , my mother got a lot closer. We shared a lot of things together. By the time I was getting married-we became the best of friends. My mother, in some ways, became my idol.She raised five children nearly all by herself. I never went without the basics and NEVER without her love and care. My mother is a strong woman in many ways and really admire her. I try to call her as often as I can. She lives in another state and doesn't travel well now. I hope soon I can go home and pal around again.

I already know the answers to these questions, I have always been fascinated by the life my mom lived before she had me...what kind of person she was, what she thought was important, and the person she became. I've asked her those kinds of questions as long as I can remember...and even though my parents aren't together and had a bitter divorce she is still able to remember some good times with all of us together. I understand that not everyone has a good memory of the father of their children however there are some that do have good memories and they shouldn't be dismissed (just because its uncomfortable for some people, obviously if you were raped and chose to keep the child you would disregard that part of the article). I don't speak to my father and he put my family through a lot of awful crap but my mom telling me how much he loved me when I was a baby means a lot.

I have tried to get my mom to open up. She is pretty quiet about her past and how she feels. Her "logic" tends to flow, but emotions....no. I know that she would have rather done some other profession than education - however she once told me that " back in her day, women generally were secretaries, nurses, or teachers. " I guess she didnt want to be a secretary or a nurse... LOL. I love my mom, but she is not comfortable enough with herself to answer some of these questions......maybe someday. I would love to hear - no matter what it was that she had to say -

hey everyone, I recently lost my Mother to cancer. I think the greatest thing Mom shared with me was her. Or maybe I was able to look beyond the sickness and disabilities and see the real live person she was. This walk was the hardest and yet greatest walk of my life. My mother was a real person, with everything it entails. We became not just Mother and Daughter but best friends. So with my children I will never be afraid of letting them see me as a real person, all my faults all my love all my wisdom of life as seen through my eyes. That I think is the best, and most wonderful thing we can give our children. It will make it easier for them to face life and not be afraid to actually live it.