I've read all the comments to date...SO glad my girls haven't posted any stories about me....yet. :)

Dear Ariahead: you are a wonderful daughter and your mother knows it and loves you very much.

I have trained my daughters to start the 4 am conversations/texts with the words "I am OK".

Me too. Not quite Brillo but in the neighborhood. I think I actually have less frizz after years of no shampoo.

My mother picked up the phone once (or a bazillion times) when my high school boy friend called. She FREAKED out when he said "hey, lady" to me. What was up with that?