Call Your Mother

 . . . this Sunday for Mother's Day or, if you are nearby, take her out and ask her these questions from Judith Newman in Real Simple (reprinted at CNN and excerpted with commentary at Motherlode.  Lisa Belkin also suggested checking StoryCorps's great questions list.) this month:

1. What’s the one thing you would have done differently as a mom?
   
2. Why did you choose to be with my father? [My note:  where applicable.]
   
3. In what ways do you think I’m like you?
   
4. Which one of us kids did you like the best?
   
5. Is there anything you have always wanted to tell me but never have?
   
6. Do you think it’s easier or harder to be a mother now than when you were raising our family?
   
7. Is there anything you regret not having asked your parents?
   
8. What’s the best thing I can do for you right now?
   
9. Is there anything that you wish had been different between us — or that you would still like to change?
   
10. When did you realize you were no longer a child?
    

Hmmm, I think it's too soon for me to answer these for my kids.  Gommie, wanna give it a shot?  Think about it and be ready for Sunday!