Motherrr Moments

Straight from my favorite mother daughter website, Motherrr.com, a site about "rebuilding relationships one mother-daughter at a time". They have begun producing their own original "Motherrr! Moments Comedy Series", in which they successfully recreate common mother daughter disputes.  While its not funny while its happening to you, to an outsider its hilarious.  The site also offers helpful tips on how to handle your relationship with you mother.



You Always Have a Choice

As with other decisions in life, you have three very distinct choices in dealing with your mother-daughter relationship:

1. To Walk Away
2. Make a Change to the Situation
3. Make a Change to Your Attitude/Reaction

Teen Mom

MTV airs a show called Teen Mom, Wednesday evenings at 10pm.  If you're a night owl, or just having trouble sleeping, its an amazing voyage into the lives of teenage mothers.  The show stems from the original show, 16 and Pregnant.  It chronicles 16-year-old girl's lives after they give birth.  Some choose to keep their child, while others make the painful decision to give their children up for adoption.  In addition to the show's ability to share with the audience the trials and tribulations of these young girls, they also make many references to the mother daughter struggles that the girls face daily.  Take a look:

Dear Dr. Terri Apter, please save me from my mother in-law...

Psychologist and writer, Dr. Terri Apter specializes in family dynamics and works to shed light on woman's relationships with their mothers and daughters.  She even works to improve in-law relationships through her question and answer website, Mother In-Law Stories.  Take a look at a recent question from a follower:


"My question for Dr. Apter is:
My MIL is obsessed with my DH.  She has gone as far as introducing him as HER husband.  People have brought this to my attention, but my husband says that I have to live with it.  What can I do, short of divorcing him?  He does seem to feed the problem by calling her and seeing her EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Dr. Apter's reply:
Could you think about which bothers you more - your mother-in-law's comments or your husband's attachment?  Her comments are so bizarre that, indeed, you could ignore them.  Claiming to be her son's husband puts her in a poor light, not you.

What may be more upsetting is that it seems, if I have understood you, that your husband does not seem concerned about your feelings.  That is another issue, and you might want to address that".

Even if your own mother isn't in the picture, his mother may be!


 

The Rivers Women

We all know that mother knows best, but did you know that Joan knows best too?  Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best is set to premier Jan. 20on WE network. Described as the ultimate mother/daughter showdown,  is a docu-soap with will chronicle the one of the most publicized mother-daughter relationships in television history. Now we are being invited into their homes and lives to find out what really makes them tick, and get a good laugh while doing it!

Norris & Ilene: voicemail

(Norris calls her mother, Ilene and leaves her a voicemail)


Answering service: beeeeeeep

Norris:  Mom, its me.  Just wanted to check in with you and see how you were feeling after your doctors appointment.  Call me back whenever you get a chance.  Love you.

(later that same afternoon, Ilene returns the call with a voicemail)

Answering service: beeeeeeep

Ilene: Norris, thanks for your concern.  I am feeling fine.  Dr. Gerber says I can't wait for my next treatment since the pain has not gotten any worse. 

If you get the paper this Sunday please make sure to save the coupon section for me this week.  You forgot last week and I had to pay full price at Price Chopper this week.  Ellie Sue said there was good one in there for a whole $1 off of Charmin bath tissue.  And Charmin was on sale this week for $5.49.  That means I could have saved $2.75 on double coupon Wednesday!  I would have only paid $3.49 for toilet paper.  Paper that I wipe my behind with and flush done the toilet.  That's literally money down the toilet, Norris!

Speaking of toilets, Thelma said that her's won't stop running.  All times of the day and night it just runs and runs.  Maybe you could get that good for nothing husband of yours to  

Answering service: BEEEEEEEEEEP  Your message has been saved. To listen (Ilene: What?  Hello?  Norris, what is going on?!) your message or re-record press 1 now.  If you are (Ilene: NORRIS!) satisfied with your message hang up now.

(Ilene hangs up the phone and calls again)


Answering Service:  You have reached Norris' voicemail.  Please leave a message after the tone and I will return your call as soon as possible.  Ciao


Ilene:  Norris, what just happened?  Anyhow, as as was saying......ummmmm...well I've forgotten now, but something it wrong with your answering service.  You should probably have it looked at or serviced.  Whatever it is they do with those cellular things these days.  Maybe it needs a charge or something, you know whenever it hangs up on me?  You always say it needs a charge.  You know you really should keep up with your bills, Norris.  These days good credit is hard to come by and you don't want to go ruining it just because you didn't recharge your cellular ...eh...phone.  Are you having money troubles?  You know your father was would roll over in his grave if he knew you were being irresponsible with you finances.


Answering service: Beeep Your message has been saved....

Living in mama's shadow

      

All over the country there are unwed mothers and none of them are in the spotlight quite like Britol Palin is.  Living is Sarah Palin's shadow must be a fairly cold place to be.  Dancing with the Stars gives Bristol the opportunity to outshine her mama. In an article posted on RobotCeleb.com, before Bristol even takes the dance floor, she is already being scrutinized.  They ask, "Will Sarah Palin upstage her daughter during the Dancing With The Stars premiere", as though Bristol stands no chance. 

Beeeeep "Its your mother...."

Dear Mom, your voicemails are unbearably long and unnecessary.  I'm your daughter, and I always will be.  I plan on calling you back at some point, and you can talk all you want when I return your call.  But this long voice mail crap has to stop.  Its non-sense!  Daughter around the world share this burden with me, and we all agonize at the site of the tiny blinking envelope on the top of the cell phone screen after mom calls.