posted on February 26, 2001 08:45:28 AM new
I've become my mother.
When my mother passed away in '85, cleaning out the house fell to me, since I was the only sibling who lived nearby. I found money in some of the oddest places.
Wellll...
I needed to re-charge my cell phone. Since I have it only for on-the-road emergencies, I very rarely have to give it some new juice.
There it was...$70 under the box where I keep the charger. Completely forgot I had put it there. I had visions of my daughter finding it upon my demise and wondering.... why?
Alas, this wasn't the first sign.
I despise shopping, but find myself spending more and more time, as did my mother, wandering the aisles of the housewares departments when I do go on an outing.
posted on February 26, 2001 08:53:48 AM new
LOL femme. The problem I have with recognizing advancing age is that I've always been eccentric about hiding money in strange places, since very young, so it's not a sign of age to me.
posted on February 26, 2001 08:57:10 AM new
Morning femme - I lost my mother when I was 23, so I can't compare many things she did as she aged to what I do now.
But in the mid 70s I bought the book 'My Mother, Myself' and upon reading it was amazed by how common this is.
As we raised our sons, I was always aware of statements I'd make to them that my mother had made to me when I was growing up.
posted on February 26, 2001 09:01:22 AM new
My sisters and I have noticed that as we got older, we developed the same mannerism that my grandmother had when she laughed - a snicker/snort hidden by her hand. I had to laugh (snicker/snort) when my cousins from NYC visited a few weeks ago. They too had the muffled laugh.
posted on February 26, 2001 09:11:58 AM new
My parents are both in their 70's and in the last year or so, my mother's developed a new addiction - she's the queen of QVC! Just in case it's true that we follow in our mother's footsteps, I'm staying away from all the home shopping channels!
posted on February 26, 2001 09:36:09 AM new
One of Gabe Kaplan's (Welcome Back Kotter) stand up comedy routines dealt with this topic. He said that he could tell when he was getting older because he started to make his father's noises.
For years now I've been reminded of that observation whenever I unconsciously utter an exasperated sigh, a disappointed moan, a frustrated snort, or a grunt following some physical exertion. The echo is unmistakable.
posted on February 26, 2001 10:03:48 AM new
I had a really fascinating observation about the topic to share, but now I can't seem to remember what it was. Oh well, maybe it'll come to me later.
posted on February 26, 2001 11:55:16 AM new
My mother was a clean freak, and that turned me in the opposite direction. I am a slob. BUT, in trying to overcome my dislike for cleaning, I decided to break things down. Then, I realized, my mother had done the same thing. My only saving grace....I do a load of laundry every day, she did all the laundry on Mon & Tues, and I clean the bathrooms on a different day.
posted on February 26, 2001 01:56:35 PM newNo Fair MOMMMM! Pocono stole my line. LOL I always tell my kids I had to walk uphill both ways in the snow!
I realized that I had turned into my mom when I started calling my kids by their first and middle name when I'm upset. Also, if I'm really angry I finish the sentence with a "young lady" or "young man."
Just the other day I asked my 11 year old son - "Well, if everyone jumped off a bridge would you have to jump off too?" AAAKKKKK! I'm my mom.
posted on February 26, 2001 05:02:49 PM new
I keep telling my 20+ year old daughters that they'll be "Me" someday....scares them to death!! "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all!"
posted on February 26, 2001 07:13:25 PM new
I turned into my mom a few years ago. My purse got bigger. I HAVE to have my THINGS in there. Yes, I HAVE to have the cigs. Yes, I HAVE to have the Telephone/Address little black book. Yes, I HAVE to have at least 2 pens because I always loose one. Yes, I HAVE to have my wallet and yes it HAS to be big and fat like that, 'cause it has my STUFF in it. Yes I HAVE to have my nose spray (cant walk around with a plugged nose...I sound weird). Yes I HAVE to have the keys. Yes I HAVE to have kleenex...just in case. Yes I HAVE to have a few lighters (I always lose one of those too). Yes I HAVE to have my face powder (never know when my plugged up nose is shiny). Yes I HAVE to have my sunglass case that-is-oh-so-cool-even-though-its-huge, 'cause the sun might come out and I have to be cool with my shades on.
edited to add... I HAVE to have my 'fume. Wanna smell good while lookin' cool with my shades on
Long ago, back when I was a hippie and no cares, I just took my drivers license and shoved it in my hip hugging bell bottoms back pocket. Now..I HAVE TO HAVE MY STUFF with me at ALL TIMES
posted on February 26, 2001 09:10:37 PM new
yes...horrors...but...i have become my mom.
My mom wigs out if she thinks she has lost her purse. I mean she thinks she's lost it like every 10 minutes. If a newspaper is covering her purse at the doctor's office waiting room, she gets panicky and says "Where's my purse?"
At family parties we imitate her by saying "Where's my purse" until she gets huffy. then we laugh and hug her.
i've begun saying it lately. i panicked and thought i had lost my purse last week. I was driving in the car at the time. what did i think---it had flown out the window? It had been stolen at a red light when I wasn't looking? It was wedged between the passenger seat and the door. I felt quite the fool.
I also realized I clean the house exactly the way she used to---clean one room sparkling, then start on another. Finish one before you start the next one. This drives my roomie insane. Instead of an allover reasonably clean house, we have rooms that are immaculate juxtaposed with rooms that look like Hurricane Brighid has hit them. I'm sorry, it's in the genes.
posted on February 26, 2001 10:50:22 PM newMaui LOL at the big purse. My husband bought me a beautiful purse for Christmas. All I could think of when I opened the package was - Hey - that's not big enough to hold all my "stuff."
brighid868 I clean nothing like my mom does. I prefer a hit and miss from room to room... I can never get one room clean before I'm off to another. LOL
