me: mom?
Mom: yes, I am here
me: hey
Mom: hi there, just to be clear, this is mom
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"I'm named after the song A Letter to Elise by The Cure, and my middlenames: Klara and Lisel were chosen because my mom had a dream about having a daughter named Klara, and she promised my great-grandmother that she would name me Lisel."
— Elise
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my mom does that! just the other day we were chatting and saying goodnight, and she said “love you” then the next line pops up “mom” like she was signing a letter. haha. :) oh i love her.
June 3, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Just to be clear, this is Jordyn.
June 3, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Ha! This is cute…Something my own mom would say.
http://death-sentences.blogspot.com/
June 4, 2008 at 10:02 pm
My mom sends IM’s like this.
MOM: Hey, how are you? – mommie
ME: Fine. Shooping online.
MOM: What are you buying? – mommie
I need to submit her. Or commit her.
June 5, 2008 at 3:26 pm
This site makes me warm and fuzzy and reminds me of my own “mam.” And the comments make me laugh just as much. What a wonderful find. (Thanks, random pickup of th July Oprah mag!)
June 24, 2008 at 3:17 pm