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How has your mother influenced you?

Asked at Massachusetts Street on May 7, 2012

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Photo of Angela Hoisington

“My mom has taught me a lot about being a mother myself. ”

— Angela Hoisington, stay-at-home mom, Olathe

Photo of Demico Lockett

“She taught me to always be an independent person — how to make it on my own and be my own person.”

— Demico Lockett, in the military, Lawrence

Photo of Nancy Mattson

“She clipped our wings before we left the nest so we knew how that felt. We had an honest relationship and talked a lot.”

— Nancy Mattson, geographer, Topeka

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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 4 months ago

Inter faeces et uriname nascimur.

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Flap Doodle 4 years, 4 months ago

Taught me to appreciate Abbot and Costello.

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Maddy Griffin 4 years, 4 months ago

She showed me exactly how "not" to raise kids.

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paisley 4 years, 4 months ago

Her imperfection made her perfect.

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RoeDapple 4 years, 4 months ago

Mother? I was always told I crawled out from under a rock . . .

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ozmaster2 4 years, 4 months ago

My mother was not okay. She taught me I was stupid, physically inept, and to not trust myself and not to trust my instincts. This has made for a difficult life.

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RoeDapple 4 years, 4 months ago

Ya gots any that smoked placenta left over? The dog's hungry an' the mrs ain't back from Wallyworld yet.

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Flap Doodle 4 years, 4 months ago

TOB wins the gross-out story of the interwebs award for today.

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