From: The New York Times
25 Questions to Bring You Closer to Your Mom
May 13, 2025
When you’re young, it’s hard to imagine your mother as a fully-realized person. She’s just Mom.
As you get older, though, you might start to see your parents as humans, with joys, regrets and insecurities (like you).
But how well do you actually know the woman you call Mom? And when’s the last time you asked her a question that prompted a long, contemplative answer?
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Of all the living people you’re no longer in touch with, who is the person with whom you were the closest? Why aren’t you in touch anymore?
— Eli J. Finkel, professor of social psychology at Northwestern University
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