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What special thing did your Mother do for you as a child?

My Mother ironed our sheets and pillowcases.  It was a treat to climb in-between nice cool and crisp sheets. 

Posted - February 28, 2021

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  • 44175
    She made our school lunches. Also, just for me, she would make me a breakfast of broiled trout with fried eggs. Nobody else would eat it.
      February 28, 2021 11:19 AM MST
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  • 7268
    That really is special to make a separate breakfast just for you.  A great Mom and a great breakfast thanks to her. 
      February 28, 2021 12:41 PM MST
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  • 17364
    Did yall catch the trout?
      February 28, 2021 7:05 PM MST
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  • 44175
    No. I think a friend gave them to her. There was nowhere around here to catch them.
      March 1, 2021 7:24 AM MST
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  • 10449
    She made our clothes (my shirts, my sister's dresses).  Usually we got to pick the material pattern, but one time she made me a patchwork shirt from the scraps of other shirts.
      February 28, 2021 11:46 AM MST
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  • 7268

    That is really special, not a lot of Mom's know how to sew that well or have the time to do such a great thing.  

      February 28, 2021 12:39 PM MST
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  • 52905

     

      (Mom’s Moms)

    No apostrophe. 

      February 28, 2021 1:52 PM MST
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  • 7268
    Thank you Randolph.
      February 28, 2021 2:33 PM MST
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  • 19942
    My mom sewed and knitted most of our clothes and spring coats and jackets.  She only bought winter coats.  
      February 28, 2021 1:11 PM MST
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  • 7268
    That is super you must have worn the clothing with pride. 
      February 28, 2021 2:37 PM MST
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  • 19942
    I did and because my mom saved so much money on clothes, we had a lot more than most of our friends.  I was voted best dressed in junior high school. :)
      February 28, 2021 3:52 PM MST
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  • 10449
    As I've said before, my manual dexterity is going downhill as is my eyesight.  Get used to errors.
      February 28, 2021 2:00 PM MST
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  • 52905

     

      My mother taught us how to read at home at an extremely early age long before we entered school, and even though I don’t know how old I was at the time, I can just say that I have very little memory of never knowing how to read. I have a lifelong love of reading, because it either was part of forming my imagination, or it vastly fueled and enhanced my already vivid imagination, it really opened up my world. One extension of loving to read is that I’ve also loved learning too. By the time I started school, I had already done so much reading that I exceeded the average child of my age. Being a five-year-old, I didn’t really understand why some other kids in the kindergarten class couldn’t read as well as I did, or could not read at all; it was as natural to me as thinking or talking.  As a youngster, I never understood kids who resisted reading, resisted learning to read, or who stated that they hated reading. 
      Another thing my mother did was that she never used baby-talk with us, nor did she allow anyone else to do it either.  My verbal interaction with people was always at a much higher level than was expected for my age. That resulted in a vast vocabulary and a deep understanding of word meanings, word usage, sentence structure, heck, it even spilled over into better cognitive reasoning than children of my age should have had.

      I have always credited my mother with those benefits she ingrained in me, I have always been grateful to her for them. When I became a father, I continued the tradition with my children too. 

    ~

      February 28, 2021 2:12 PM MST
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  • 7268
    Precious picture Randy.  You were a cute little kid.  Your Mom sounds wonderful, so many gifts to pass on to your........how many children?
      February 28, 2021 2:32 PM MST
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  • 52905

     

      Er, um, I never post actual photos of myself nor of anyone in my life. All of the photos I post are results of internet searches that I do.
      We have two children.
    ~

      February 28, 2021 3:04 PM MST
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  • 7268
    Boys or girls or 1 of each?
      February 28, 2021 3:10 PM MST
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  • 44175
    I was the same with reading and writing, but I don't know who taught me. I think it was oldest sister.
      February 28, 2021 3:51 PM MST
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  • 17364
    I wish there was a Love button.  :)
      February 28, 2021 7:07 PM MST
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  • 52905
      February 28, 2021 7:34 PM MST
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  • 9778
    My mother made homemade bread. We took it for granted and were excited on the rare occasions that we had store-bought bread. These days, I consider homemade bread hot from the oven one of life's greatest pleasures.
      February 28, 2021 3:47 PM MST
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  • 7268
    Wow, hot bread out of the oven sounds really good, I want some,,,right now. hahahahaha
      February 28, 2021 6:23 PM MST
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  • 6477
    My mum had a lot of bad qualities.. but.. it's rare someone is all bad.. so I loved her singing, everyone loved her singing.. I loved that she was very into music, and I loved that she was very open about erm matters of physical relationships. 
      February 28, 2021 3:48 PM MST
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