Tag Archives: jewish mothers

Totally Normal Mother’s Day Interaction

May 9, 2016Familyfamily, family dynamics, golf, jewish mothers, mom, mothers dayEmily

This is why I love her, though. #toocool

She Did It!

May 8, 2016Familyfamily, family dynamics, jewish mothers, motherhood, mothers dayEmily

(Continuation of My Mother, Trying to Group Text )

Just in time for Mother’s Day…

Entirely unnecessary, but ok…

“Clue”– Jewish Mom Version

May 6, 2016Familybeing jewish, emergency, family, family dynamics, jewish, jewish mom, jewish mothers, large families, mom, potomac, sibling dynamics, siblingsEmily

There was a shooting at Montgomery Mall, which is less than 5 minutes from my parents’ house. Nobody had heard from Mom.

What ensued was the world’s jewiest game of Clue.

Then, hours later, Mom, unable to figure out the tricky mechanics of group texting (she has an iPhone), sent this to just Jeremy:

Case closed.

Not only is Mom alive, she lives a way better life than the rest of us.

A Jewish Mother’s Take on Garry Shandling’s Death

March 25, 2016Family, Relationshipsconcerned family, family, family dynamics, garry shandling, jewish mothers, jews, marriage, mom, relationships, seinfeldEmily

Translation: “You better get married.”

Insulting

March 5, 2016Family, Relationshipsblogging, communication, facebook, family, family communication, family dynamics, jewish moms, jewish mothers, moms using facebook, relationships, social mediaEmily

I’ll admit, I’m terrible about talking on the phone. I just don’t like to do it. My friends, and my mother in particular, are always giving me a hard time about it, which is fair. I should call them more. I’m sorry!

But still, it’s always so insulting when I do speak to my mom on the phone and she makes a point to ask me if there are any major developments in my and Eric’s relationship that she should know about– clearly implying that if some kind of major event WERE to occur, she wouldn’t even know about it. Which is just insane.

She’d obviously see it on Facebook.

You’re Definitely NOT Sorry

January 19, 2016Family, Uncategorizeddominican republic, family, family dynamics, jewish mothers, mom, punta cana, vacationEmily

My mom just got to the Dominican Republic and sent the following:

I was happy for her, but jealous….

Mom wasted no time replying…

ZERO. FUCKS. GIVEN.

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Moving in Together: Two Jewish Mother Responses

January 16, 2016Relationshipshealthy relationships, jewish mothers, love, relationshipsEmily

Eric and I decided to move in together. He told his mom, and her response was the following:

“That’s great! Do you need help with anything? If you want to store anything at my apartment, please feel free! Let me know what I can do! Congratulations! Very exciting!”

My mother’s response: