Why, SHELLO.
With yet another birthday nipping at my bra straps, one can't help but get jus' a lil' bit reflective. After contemplating the antiquated lint in my navel for the whole of two minutes, I got bored and went back online, as one is now programmed to do. Lo and behold, what I discovered prompted me to quake in my grannie panties.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
The New York Post revealed a Hallmark (of COURSE it was Hallmark) study that claims by age 32, most women become their mothers.
"Many respondents reported picking up on maternal idiosyncrasies like watching soaps, becoming overly opinionated and stockpiling on groceries by age 32, according to the Hallmark UK poll of 1,000 people.
'When you're young, you want to break free. Then life starts and you realize your mother's advice makes sense.'
To that end, men and women are often taking their mother's advice quite literally. Some 40% of the women polled reported regularly using stock phrases favored by their moms to their own kids - like 'sit up straight' and 'pull your hair back.'"
I've always thought there was something to that timeless threat all mothers make, after you do something completely idiotic: "I hope you have a daughter JUST like you!"
As I once detailed for the New York Times Motherlode blog, here's a timeless lil' nugget I inherited from my own, dear sweet Armenian momma. I find I cough it out in exactly this tone when I've spent one too many seconds submerged in listening to the intricacies of Club Penguin. Many thanks to my dearest Jenzo for pointing it out!
Don't snap to judge, because I'm quite sure an inappropriation or five have found their way out of you and onto the notepad of your child's future shrink. Care to share?
Brit Goes JACKASS!
Who knew it would take this (literal) shitfest to restore my faith in Britney Spears? Check out this deleted Jackass 3 scene as featured by Johnny Knoxville on Jimmy Kimmel.
Congratumalate Yourself Sweetie!
Thanks to YOU ALL I did it - I clocked in at #7 in the Circle Of Moms Top 25 Funny Moms Poll. Not too shabby! I never win anything, so I might just have to fashion a tiara out of pipe cleaners and prance around like a 99 cent store drag queen on quaaludes.
If you gave me a click, I'll turn you a trick!
Grateful to be in the company of some mui talented vixens of verbosity, like Miz Dotty from My Mommy Bites, Andrea from Bedtimes Are For Suckers and Julie from Sh*t My Kids Ruined.
Werque it out, chickalickahs!
I know, I know...I've been promising a new and improved blog for EONS now. Well you can't rush genius, but I'm proud to report my evil plot to reinvent this wheel is nearing completion.
So stay tuned!
xx
The Mad Mom
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Hahaha!! "I might just have to fashion a tiara out of pipe cleaners and prance around like a 99 cent store drag queen on quaaludes."
You definitely earned your #7 spot, mama - congrats!
I may have a tiara around here somewhere made from telephone wire and glitter macaroni - I find it, I crown you. (And forget #7 - you're always #1 for us!)