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Re: You in Comparison to Your Mother

On 3/20/2015 Love Roses said:
On 3/20/2015 Amazinggrace2 said:
On 3/18/2015 Desertdi said:

We were polar opposites. She paid me one compliment in her whole life, and that was after she was senile and didn't know who I was...............

You had one more compliment than I had. I vowed to become the antithesis of her, in every possible way. As a result, I became compassionate, loving, a great mom, a loyal friend and yes, a nicely put together, fashionable woman.

Kudos AmazingGrace2!!!

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Re: You in Comparison to Your Mother

On 3/20/2015 Buck-i-Nana said:
On 3/20/2015 Amazinggrace2 said:
On 3/18/2015 Desertdi said:

We were polar opposites. She paid me one compliment in her whole life, and that was after she was senile and didn't know who I was...............

You had one more compliment than I had. I vowed to become the antithesis of her, in every possible way. As a result, I became compassionate, loving, a great mom, a loyal friend and yes, a nicely put together, fashionable woman.

{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}

I basically thank my mother for my becoming the person I became. Like you, I was determined to be nothing like her and she was content to live as though I didn't exist for the majority of her life.

Buck-i-Nana, totally get it. Bravo for you!

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Re: You in Comparison to Your Mother

My mother always wore pants but never jeans. She didn't like pants that had a front zipper. She always said they reminded her of a mans pant, so she only wore pull on pants. Once she moved to Arizona she never wore another dress. She also didn't wear jewelry, or much makeup. Also never wore sandals or flip flops. She always wore her hair in a bun until later years. She would always say that after you are older you should have short hair. I on the other hand don't follow any of those rules, except I also don't even own a dress. Only wear pants or shorts.
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My mother dressed like Jackie O. Mainly dresses. She started to wear jeans in the 70's and she rocked them! Hair was usually long and curled. Red or pink lipstick with a little face powder. I find myself following her footsteps because I loved the way she looked.

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Meowing Kitty - My mom felt like yours in that she didn't ever want to wear pants with a zip fly and cringed at my doing so. She felt that zip up flys were strictly for males and not for females, ever! My mother also believe that after you married (like her) you cut your hair short and especially if you had children. What was that all about?

Born Again - You are/were fortunate who had a mom that you admired for her style of dress.

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My mom tells me I need to stop wearing jeans but that's my all favorite and the most practical piece of clothing to wear! Of course, if I had a slim waist, I'd wear more dresses, etc but still working on that part Smiley Happy and I assume we are not talking Wal-Mart jeans! Smiley Wink I buy mine on sale from NY&CO, they are usually on sale and still good quality and they have stretch in them.
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I grew up with a Mother who was raised in a very conservative and well to do atmosphere but she turned into anything but a conservative person.

She was religious from a young age, went to a Catholic college for women for a while, and then turned around and went to a seminary school. She didn't want to be tied down to Catholicism anymore so she became an ordained (non-denominational) Christian minister after a few years. That was before it was acceptable to be a female minister (mid 70's). She was also a drug counselor helping people get off Heroin (also 70's). She wore jeans, sandals, peasant blouses, etc. and back in the 60's she used to tie-dye tee shirts in the back yard in a metal tub for all of the neighborhood kids and screen "Jesus Loves Me" on them.

I always dressed as a preppie in the 70's/early 80's when that was the thing and she hated it! She was always telling me to act my age (young). I was always telling her to act HER age (older than me). LOL!

She wore jeans and fisherman sandals right up till she died at age 77. One time I asked her why she always wore those type of sandals and she told me that like Jesus, she was a "fisher of men" (bringing people to Jesus).

BTW, I loosened up about 17 years ago and now I am the one wearing jeans every day (but very nice ones), pretty top, cute shoes, killer accessories. I like to mix it up. But, I can't seem to part with my jeans. She must have influenced me after all. Smiley Happy

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My Dear Mother...even wore a dress to do her chores...

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Re: You in Comparison to Your Mother

On 3/20/2015 Amazinggrace2 said:
On 3/20/2015 Buck-i-Nana said:
On 3/20/2015 Amazinggrace2 said:
On 3/18/2015 Desertdi said:

We were polar opposites. She paid me one compliment in her whole life, and that was after she was senile and didn't know who I was...............

You had one more compliment than I had. I vowed to become the antithesis of her, in every possible way. As a result, I became compassionate, loving, a great mom, a loyal friend and yes, a nicely put together, fashionable woman.

{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}

I basically thank my mother for my becoming the person I became. Like you, I was determined to be nothing like her and she was content to live as though I didn't exist for the majority of her life.

Buck-i-Nana, totally get it. Bravo for you!

Welllllllllllll..........I got a divorce from a wife-beater.........and my ma was contemptuous of me because "I brought SHAME on the family name". Uh huh......some of my relatives include a gangster, a bootlegger, an embezzler and a drug dealer (among other less than outstanding occupations). I found it odd that she compared me to our less illustrious relatives).

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My mother is still with me (thank goodness), but she cannot get out and about any more. We never had much money, but Mom always loved fashion. When I got my first job and started buying more clothes, I was really able to express my individualism and my own sense of style. She was mostly amused by my choices, but the only things she really didn't care for were the very short mini skirts and the very low slung, hip huggers. Other than that she kind of lived vicariously through me, I think. She would make comments such as, if I were young, I'd wear that!

My mother would wear rolled up dungarees around the house and capris when she was younger. But she was of the time period where when you went out in public you tried to look nice no matter how little money you had.

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