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[quote=Anonymous]I like my mom.  When I was a kid, she did not try to be my friend--she was clear that her job was to be my mom, and that would involve doing or making me do things that I didn't like.  But she was a great mom, and I always felt safe.  She never dumped her personal problems on me--it was clear that she was the adult and I was the child, not her peer.  She worked really hard to help me become an independent adult.  At the same time, she was very affectionate and involved in my activities (helped run my Girl Scout troop), and was always game for something fun.

As adults, we have a good relationship.  She's warm, funny, has lots of common sense, and is interested in people.  She's very blunt and no-nonsense, but a good friend--she has many friends her own age and even decades younger because she's fun to hang out with and you can count on her.  She adores her grandchild.  She's reasonable about the compromises that I have to make with my in-laws (even if she's not happy that we alternate holidays, she understands it and doesn't give me a hard time).  She gives good advice about life.  [/quote]

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