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    goodcheapfun: There's nothing like the potential of never having contact with one's grandchildren that makes people smooth out their differences (provided they give... more »
    cirocco: "Mommy, why did you and Daddy have me?" "To help your two grandmas like each other." "Wow, I guess that explains why you're such shitty parents... tha... more »
    Eric Northman is mine: And the thing with Mom's pressuring their daughters/daughters in law for grandkids. I kind of get it, when your mom had her kids there was more pressu... more »
    WaltzingMatilda: My grandmother made some comment about me and my siblings never having children (I'm the oldest at 29) and my mom stuck up for us saying "So what if t... more »
    egg cream: It is often difficult for adult children to understand and process that their parents have ongoing lives which contain pain and upset separate from th... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: Um, I don't think you should ever have children just to make someone else happy, even if that person is your mother. more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I'm 29 and my mom has said she is absolutely fine with not being a grandmother, like, ever. Which is good, because that's the way it's heading. Why th... more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: my mom and my grandma talk about potential future kids that my sister and i might have. sister and i have banned the word 'grandkids' from being used ... more »
    Jeenzy: I guess my future husband's parents and my parents will never be pals. But you see, my Indian parents do not take kindly to the idea that I probably d... more »
    Shamrockette: YAY! Thank you for answering my question, Jessica's mom! I've definitely debated talking to my mother about her obsessing over him (it's been over a f... more »
    JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: almost totally Korean child? I'm picturing someone with one limb or eyeball or patch of skin that is clearly Scottish. more »
    veronykah: Reading the questions here makes me so happy to have the mom I have. I've always been a very strong person and have done exactly what I want. I could ... more »
    LaFemme: My mother has like, never ever mentioned grandchildren. Is that weird? Maybe she is worried if she said she wanted them I would have them and leave th... more »
    AuntieBee: This is super! Some of the questions that came up in those comments were really interesting and started up some neat discussion. Also, a lot of thos... more »
    megnificent: Sadly, in some cases, grandchildren only make in-laws compete with each other rather than bond. Personal experience speaking. more »
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    "How Do I Tell My Mom That I Am A Stripper?"

    Jessica here! In honor of the publication of the book collecting emails, texts and IMs from mothers I co-wrote with Doree Shafrir, Love, Mom, here are our own mothers' answers to your mom-related questions. More »