The other week I had a tough week. There were tears, and there were ‘woe is me’ moments. There were phone calls to my Ma. A few days later a card arrived in the mail from her. She does this often. It was filled with words on why I’m amazing and that she’s here for me always.
There’s also other things about Ma that I need to share. She’s always last to leave the table. She’ll be still eating dinner while we’ve moved onto dessert. Sometimes you just can’t wait. If she buys the Sunday papers, she sometimes doesn’t get around to reading them until Wednesday. She likes to read them at her own pace. And when the Logies were on earlier this year, she taped it as she works early mornings. By the afternoon after the Logies, they were old news. Hamish had one the Gold Logie, I’d picked my best-dressed {his girlfriend Zoe for the record} and I’d moved on.
But by Thursday my Ma hadn’t even got to to Gold Logie moment. She was talking about her favourites and moments that happened on the night. I had to giggle. She was taking her time to get through it, as per usual.
Slowly, I’m turning into my Ma. I tape TV shows. I don’t get time to read the papers {but I give up on them, instead of reading old news}. But yesterday I bought this magazine and I’m saving it. Usually I read through them as soon as I leave the newsagent, ripping and folding those pages as I make my way through. I’m saving the magazine for my holiday next week. It’s such a Ma thing to do.
Are you anything like your mother? Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Do tell!
Lol I'd say I'm like your Ma too! I watch all my favourite reality tv shows from 11pm onwards and I'm always reading papers late 🙂
Yes! The older I get the more I discover this little quirks – Mum quirks.
Generally we are different in what we like and how we like our lives but it's the little things where it shows.
Maybe as soon as I will be a Mum there are more similarities to come….
I hope I grow to be like my mama. She is an astonishing woman. I can hear her in the things I say to my boys sometimes, and I smile x
Your ma seems like such an amazing person, I think it's great that you're turning out to be like her, even if it's in tiny little ways. I'm 20 now & I'm noticing little traits I seem to have inherited/learnt from my ma- good & bad. It's such a blessing to be turning out like the woman I admire the most!
Aww your Ma sounds wonderful! I feel myself turning in to my mum everyday…not that that's a bad thing at all!
I ordered a cross-stitch pattern for Eli's room yesterday and freaked out because it's such a “mom” thing to do – she made them for us when we were little. And then I was drinking hot chocolate out of a royal wedding mug…that totally sealed it 🙂
I love your Ma, Chantelle! She's my type of woman. 😉 I frustrate the hubby by reading a Saturday paper over the entire week, LOL!
I'm wishing I was more like my mum today – I'm sick and the kids were driving me nuts at the end of the day. I kind of lost it. I don't remember my mum ever losing it despite lots of very good reasons my sister and I gave her to!
All the little things I do like her are so comforting now she's not here any more – from the way I make the bed, to the way I make tea, put my make-up on and hang the laundry.
Your Ma sounds awesome and well done for telling her all the time! xxx
I spend my life trying not to be like my mother actually.
Of course I am just a carbon copy pf her.
I am unsure if it's a good thing in my case, yours seems just more positive.
Your Mum sounds so sweet.
As I get older {and more aware} I catch myself doing things or saying things that are 'so my Mother!'. Little quirks or words…or trains of thoughts.
However, I too am lucky to have a pretty awesome Mum, so I don't mind becoming more & more like her :)))
x
P.S. Chrissie looks gorgeous on that mag cover. What a beauty she is!
Well I skipped over my mum and went straight to my nana – crocheting, cross-stitching and baking cakes.
So adorable chantelle. I wondered if the picture on the women's weekly WAS your ma! As my husband tells me, I'm quite like my mum. I hate to admit it, but it's true!
My Mumma is a wonderful strong woman. Im quite different to her, but since I had a baby I seem to be slowly turning into her.
Gorgeous post. You're Mum sounds amazing. I'm like my mum in that when I get angry or frustrated I burst into tears. It takes a moment or two to get myself into a position to speak or make a point. We share that. And cheekbones.
Chantelle…i asked my sis when we were at the shops today if I could buy AWW or was I not old enough yet. I often read the Sunday papers on a Thursday – I love being behind, it forces me to slow down and look at the world through my own eyes not when other people decide. Worst things could happen turning into your ma – she sounds lovely x
I am very different but very much the same as my mum.
I acknowledged I'm getting older (and turning into my Ma) as I want to buy this edition to read about Chrissy. . . and whilst I love my Mum I've spent a good few years trying NOT to be like her. Seems its not working.
I'm totally turning into my Mama… and I don't mind one bit.
What a cute post Chantelle. I thought you were going to say you're becoming your Ma because you both read the Women's Weekly magazine, haha! Every year I buy my Mama a subscription to Women's Weekly… she reads it, then passes it on to me. One of those lovely little traditions we have going xo
I love your post. My mom died 6 years ago and I miss her so much. I am a lot like her in many ways, but it keeps her close to me so I don't mind it at all. I love my tea and toast just .like she did. I catch myself saying something and giggle cause it is so her. My sisters too. They will say something to me and will sound just like mom. It was lovely to read your post.
Beautiful! There is nobody quite like your own Mum 🙂
When I am yelling at my kids, I honestly hear my Mum, and it makes me cringe, I always said “when I have kids…” blah blah blah… But more and more each day I see my Mum in me, could be a bad thing, or not…! xx
This is so sweet! It is good for a change to hear the positives when so often we all focus on the negatives, griping, etc…
lol that was great. I have my Ma moments all the time. Sometime I can’t believe how much like her I am. I love that woman so much. Ma's are the best friend any girl could have.
My ma is a person not to be shortchanged…most who know her know that is true…I'd like to be that way someday. Mine is a tough cookie too…bring on a storm and she'll weather it. She may not come out on the other side with everything in its place, but she will be standing there. I'm so thankful to still have my ma and it sounds like you are too 🙂
Such a sweet post! In many ways I am just like my mama, but at the same time – in many ways, we were polar opposites :b
Your ma sounds so lovely! I'm for sure turning into mine, I noticed it happening as soon as I had my own little one. Ten years ago turning into my mama would have freaked me out, but now I'm old enough to appreciate it 🙂
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My mother was a smart, accomplished woman. She has several qualifications, and even though she started her career quite late, she ended up having a really good (and I thought fascinating) job.
Maybe she was not ready for retirement.
Unfortunately, her anxiety and emotions seem to have got the better of me in recent years. It makes me sad, especially for my dad. She now fails to select appropriate words from her extensive vocabulary and worries about theoretical dangers.
I hope that she will be able to enjoy living life more, preferably sooner rather than later.
Awwww I love this story!!!!
& I love that Chrissie Swan is on the cover of the mag u bought!!! she is an amazing mum & a very funny lady… 🙂
I don't know how I got it, but I was sent a subscription request for Chatelaine Magazine (aimed for women 30+). I was miffed. Why do they think that because I'm almost 30, that I will fall in to this whole matronly stuff? I sent the request card with a lovely note: Just because I'm nearly 30 doesn't mean I want this crap. Don't send me any more requests!”
LOL. I gave it to them.
I always used to roll my eyes at my mom for piling up the newspaper and magazines to get to them later because she didn't have time that week. I find myself doing that alll the time now! I don't just want to toss them because I've laready paid for them and if I don't even look at them, it's a huge waste! So funny the habits we pick up from those closest to us!
xoxo
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