# I’m planning to call my mother this weekend after some years of silence **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867 "2005-02-25T14:13:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/41 "2005-03-12T16:20:17Z")
That’s good news. I was wondering how it went for you. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/42 "2005-03-12T16:41:53Z")
I’m glad to hear it went well. Keep your eyes on the present and the future, and don’t let the past prevent what the future can be. Vlad/Igor ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/43 "2005-03-12T17:01:31Z")
You are a wonderful and brave person they should be grateful to call daughter. Good for you and I’m so glad to hear it’s going well. ---
**Author:** ![Desperate\_Welfie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Desperate\_Welfie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desperate_Welfie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/44 "2005-03-12T18:29:53Z")
**Anaamika** , congratulations! It’s good to hear that things went so well. _gigantic hug_ ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/45 "2005-03-12T18:41:29Z")
🙂 That is great news. I’m glad it went well for you. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/46 "2005-03-12T18:45:58Z")
Geez–how did I miss this thread for so long? **Anaamika** –I’m glad to hear that your conversation with your mom went well. Good on you for having the guts to start a reconciliation with her. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/47 "2005-03-12T19:26:33Z")
Wow! thanks, all you guys. It really feels good to hear this. I have to give kudos to my boyfriend, who was there for me as he’s always been. What does _snogs_ mean? ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/48 "2005-03-12T19:49:25Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > What does _snogs_ mean? You know that special little thing I like to do? Yeah, that. 😉 **Kythereia** , am I gonna have to take you outside the thread for a whoopin? **Anaamika** ’s _my_ snogging snuggler, tyvm. 😛 Course, you might could join us… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/49 "2005-03-12T20:02:24Z")
> [@](#): > > I felt a lump in my throat when my dad came on the phone, but I guess it’s the curse (or blessing) of every daughter to feel strongly about their dad. My dad was uneducated and unsure of what to do with a daughter, but I still love him. As a father of two teenage girls, I can say dads feel the same way about our daughters. Even if we clash at times. I’m so glad things went well. I’m also glad I’m home alone, 'cause I kind of want to cry too. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867/50 "2005-03-13T16:29:17Z")
> [@SlowMindThinking](#): > > As a father of two teenage girls, I can say dads feel the same way about our daughters. Even if we clash at times. I’m so glad things went well. > > I’m also glad I’m home alone, 'cause I kind of want to cry too. I’m glad to hear it. My dad comes from a home of 6 brothers and 2 sisters, and the sisters were the eldest and the youngest. So while one was almost a mother figure, the other was spoiled rotten. I think for many years he’d look at me like 😕! However, he was a “house-husband” for a long time, and took care of me. I have very fond memories of him, and it makes me happy to think he does of me, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-planning-to-call-my-mother-this-weekend-after-some-years-of-silence/291867.md?page=2)