tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post4871265863962050261..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Mom StylePeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30867690359948127372010-10-18T22:05:16.937-04:002010-10-18T22:05:16.937-04:00Thank you, Katherine. Great to hear from you!Thank you, Katherine. Great to hear from you!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-22170066537511120012010-10-18T21:59:28.133-04:002010-10-18T21:59:28.133-04:00I am definitely most like the mom on Home Improvem...I am definitely most like the mom on Home Improvement. Let 'em run and hope they don't do too much damage. They never did, bless them. Now my 27 yo eldest has told me several times that he is grateful that I gave them freedom AND high standards to live by. In the last few years it really clicked in for him and I am so relieved. Wasn't looking good there for a while! It is an amazing feeling when you look at your boy and realize he is a good MAN. Tears welling up right now. <br />I lost my other son to meningitis at 18 yo in 2005, so having my troublemaker come full circle is something. He is building his second custom home and told me one of the reasons that Mrs. Customer picked him is how he treated his mother. She spoke of the the old saying, "if you want to know how a man will treat women, look at how he treats his mother". <br />My mom fits no mold, she is a cross between June Cleaver and Hilary Clinton and is my dad's business partner, an intense business man. I grew up helping with business dinner parties to make any Mad Men fan swoon, but my mom was right there in the mix of it - part of the team, never a figurehead (but she did all the typing). And of course I was not allowed to watch PG movies until 16 ~ in 1980! Always been amazed I was so sheltered, but out in the world. She did a good job in what was a very unusual family. I could tell you stories!!! Thanks for the question - it was nice thinking about it. Enjoy reading every day, although I only post when I feel the need to spill. You have a great blog to be proud of and looks like a great relationship as well. Tip of the hat to ya!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828626654488315818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73304326486266906182010-10-18T21:29:49.034-04:002010-10-18T21:29:49.034-04:00I seriously thought Donna Reed was my mom on the T...I seriously thought Donna Reed was my mom on the TV. They looked so much alike. My mom wasn't even blond, but the black and white tv was more confusing to a little kid. I must have been 3 years old. My mom's answer to being asked if she was on the tv, was "I don't have those clothes."meespattinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3053056292096273362010-10-18T12:52:52.612-04:002010-10-18T12:52:52.612-04:00Peter, your mom is beautiful.
I am more of a Rosea...Peter, your mom is beautiful.<br />I am more of a Roseanne type mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-366935015202269182010-10-18T09:00:28.966-04:002010-10-18T09:00:28.966-04:00I'm the kind of mom that reads the world's...I'm the kind of mom that reads the world's most popular male sewing blog to calls of "Mom! Mo-om!" from across the room. :-)<br /><br />Beautiful picture of your mom up there.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259643525929127826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77208003151060469642010-10-18T00:56:03.739-04:002010-10-18T00:56:03.739-04:00My much older brothers got the June Cleaver versio...My much older brothers got the June Cleaver version of my Mom. <br /><br />After I came along, she became a single parent and she was closer to Marge Simpson, but still tried to look like the 50's ideal.<br /><br />I was Roseanne as a single Mom most of my kids life at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24910129443349043632010-10-17T22:52:05.433-04:002010-10-17T22:52:05.433-04:00As a kid I adored Morticia Addams. The US TV mums ...As a kid I adored Morticia Addams. The US TV mums were all somewhat unreal for an Australian kid.PeterAUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65105573559820935022010-10-17T21:39:48.767-04:002010-10-17T21:39:48.767-04:00Diahann Carroll- "Julia"
She was beautif...Diahann Carroll- "Julia"<br />She was beautiful, single a AND a working, well educated Mama in the 1960's!!! Just like my Mama!!!!JoanneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-89037806669828119722010-10-17T21:32:22.176-04:002010-10-17T21:32:22.176-04:00my favorite Mom was Lucile Ball in the original &q...my favorite Mom was Lucile Ball in the original "Yours,mine and ours". Now that was a momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-20412659918300823372010-10-17T20:12:38.933-04:002010-10-17T20:12:38.933-04:00I think my post got eaten earlier, but I would hav...I think my post got eaten earlier, but I would have to say Joyce Summers from the series "Buffy". She had style AND helped her daughter fight to save the world! <br /><br />Quote: <br /><br />Joyce: Have we met? <br />Spike: Uh, you hit me with an axe one time. Remember, uh, "Get the hell away from my daughter"?ladykatzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046811640134997947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13039024654573218372010-10-17T19:47:15.788-04:002010-10-17T19:47:15.788-04:00I just want to be one of those mums who doesn'...I just want to be one of those mums who doesn't work AND has a nanny. Where's my Alice from the Brady Bunch, I frequently lament? The mum from Mary Poppins is pretty funny too, going off on her women's lib marches all dressed to the nines while Mary Poppins looks after the kids.<br />Peter, I love the topics you make us all think about!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255370960186659884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-56152089183903464082010-10-17T18:12:54.339-04:002010-10-17T18:12:54.339-04:00ChristineB and Erzulimojo: I'm so glad there a...ChristineB and Erzulimojo: I'm so glad there are others of us out there! I love the term benign neglect! PS - As I write this, I've been sewing for hours and I'm tipsy :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59661928073722899592010-10-17T17:23:08.772-04:002010-10-17T17:23:08.772-04:00Roseanne, without doubt. If I had to pick a mothe...Roseanne, without doubt. If I had to pick a mother from this bunch it would be her. She loved her family and she wanted the best for them. She was tough, but fair and she was always there for her family in one way or another. Like shams said, none of these mothers are like mine. In fact, I think I agree with anonymous who mentioned Lois from Malcolm in the Middle. She was probably more like my mother in personality, but she always wore heels and was very, very well dressed.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13592622807787484592010-10-17T17:05:35.426-04:002010-10-17T17:05:35.426-04:00As far as satire mom's, my favorite is the mom...As far as satire mom's, my favorite is the mom from The 70's Show.<br /><br />None of the TV moms reminds me of my own mom - she was wonderfully unique. :)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44348990533561471192010-10-17T16:36:37.249-04:002010-10-17T16:36:37.249-04:00What about Claire Huxtable from The Cosby Show? Sh...What about Claire Huxtable from The Cosby Show? She was smart, strong, stylish, fun, sexy and awesome mother and a loving wife. Always so calm and collected. A great role model.Bernicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594285545901719716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91181356489997370742010-10-17T16:11:39.161-04:002010-10-17T16:11:39.161-04:00Did anyone else notice that there are three moms i...Did anyone else notice that there are three moms in the photos who are wearing choker-length pearls/beads: Barbara Billingsley, Jane Wayett and...Marge Simpson. I'm not sure what that means at all. None of these moms was my mom. My mom looked like Lucille Ball (actually looked like her in the 30s, not the "I Love Lucy" model), was a very swanky dresser, used to knock off designer dresses she saw on our yearly New York shopping trips, and was frankly a tough act to follow. She went to college when my sister and I were little at the encouragement of my father, got a job teaching, took her MS and PhD, taught college, published a textbook that I think is still in use in junior high health classes, and looked fab all the way through her last illness. I still meet people who had her as a teacher who tell me what an effect she had on them in their lives, and when I introduce myself, they always say how my mom used to use me as an example in her class. Somehow being 'Little Toby' at my age is sort of weird but whatever...Toby Wollinhttp://www.kitchencountereconomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-22371139921927609392010-10-17T15:50:27.711-04:002010-10-17T15:50:27.711-04:00I'm with K-line and Christine B, I remember be...I'm with K-line and Christine B, I remember being glad my mother and her two best friends were ignoring us kids while intently gossiping and needlepointing on a row of lounge chairs beside a friend's pool. I can feel the chlorine in my nasal passages now from all the water-logged fun I had because she was ignoring me. I like to feel that I'm giving my kids the same joy. Also, I once heard Isabel Allende regret in an interview that she had given her own children such a stable childhood. There wasn't an artist among them. She said she was doing her best to traumatize her grandchildren! LOL! On the other hand, sometimes I feel like I need an intervention from Mrs. Piggle Wiggle . . .Erzulimojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475371609166418042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30725364407689575382010-10-17T15:48:38.538-04:002010-10-17T15:48:38.538-04:00I think the mom, Lois, from Malcolm in the Middle ...I think the mom, Lois, from Malcolm in the Middle was the best TV mom ever. She was just so real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-2545589404837053552010-10-17T15:24:52.297-04:002010-10-17T15:24:52.297-04:00My mother was more like Aunt Bea of Mayberry, exce...My mother was more like Aunt Bea of Mayberry, except she would have demanded Barney's gun and a pocketful of real bullets including a full clip in the pistol. Widowed and alone, she developed a reputaion for having a complete arsenal at hand. What she really had was a .22 rifle that frequently mis-fired and a biting dog.<br /><br />Personally I waver between identifying with Thelma Harper of "Mama's Family" and Golden Girl Sophia. Get.a.grip.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-40790095554713520742010-10-17T14:59:24.065-04:002010-10-17T14:59:24.065-04:00I used to love The Brady bunch mom she was my idea...I used to love The Brady bunch mom she was my ideal mom. Now that I am a mom I'm afraid I'm more like Rosanne Barr. She is more true to life I think.Emerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593168106163100830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-73876390666991675992010-10-17T14:38:00.533-04:002010-10-17T14:38:00.533-04:00I grew up in the Good Times setting without the Fl...I grew up in the Good Times setting without the Florida Evans type mother, so of course my ideal was The Cosby show. I don't think I'm like any TV mom in particular. I subscribe to K. Line's way of thinking. I have four kids, one a bit older than the rest, so they do a masterful job of occupying themselves. I just swoop in to enforce rules and provide meals and baths. This seems to work well most times, but we have our days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25341265355340421682010-10-17T13:56:47.142-04:002010-10-17T13:56:47.142-04:00I always loved Harriet Nelson from The Adventures ...I always loved Harriet Nelson from The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. She was a 50's TV mom, but had a wry sense of humor and clearly was the brains in that marriage. She was a great, involved Mom and was independent and resourceful. I think she still holds up as a pretty good role model today.Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462484062508881226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5300470460850414692010-10-17T13:54:00.391-04:002010-10-17T13:54:00.391-04:00My all time fave mom was Morticia Aadams. Her and ...My all time fave mom was Morticia Aadams. Her and Gomez loved their kids and the kids seemed to feel the same. They seemed to have the steamy marriage that i thought was ideal and still do plus i've been into Gothic Revival since i was iddy biddy.okaysofihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763169836274772051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47076928017650071232010-10-17T13:18:05.245-04:002010-10-17T13:18:05.245-04:00K. Line: That's my parenting philosophy as we...K. Line: That's my parenting philosophy as well, though I refer to my version as "benign neglect." Basically, I remove obvious sharp objects from reach, then turn my DD loose on the world.<br /><br />My mother used to tell us when we went out, "Just don't embarrass me." That one rule pretty much covered all parenting issues, I think. :-)<br /><br />As far as TV moms go, I think I'm most like moms Grace Kelley ("Grace Under Fire" with Brett Butler) or Jill Taylor ("Home Improvement" - Patricia Richardson).ChristineBhttp://knitsewwhat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66365571904200536352010-10-17T13:12:39.350-04:002010-10-17T13:12:39.350-04:00Another Claire Huxtable fan, but then I am a profe...Another Claire Huxtable fan, but then I am a professional woman with a happy marriage and four kids...and Claire had to have been taking as much Zoloft as I am.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890008405738438915noreply@blogger.com