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If You Could Interview Your Mom, What Would You Want to Know?

From: SexReally
Series: SexReally Show
Length: 18:29

Mothers know a lot about our love lives, even if we haven't told them much. But what do we know about theirs? Read the full description.

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Mothers_day_sm_sq_small For Mother's Day, we asked young women to interview their mothers about past and present relationships and their hopes and expectations for their daughters. Listen to what these pairs had to say and share your own stories and advice in the comments!

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Piece Description

For Mother's Day, we asked young women to interview their mothers about past and present relationships and their hopes and expectations for their daughters. Listen to what these pairs had to say and share your own stories and advice in the comments!

Transcript

LAURA: FOR ALL YOU WOMEN OUT THERE, I HAVE A QUESTION: HOW MANY OF YOU WISH YOU AND YOUR MOM COULD REALLY TALK ABOUT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS?

WE WEREN’T AROUND, OF COURSE, WHEN OUR MOTHERS WERE FALLING IN LOVE, GETTING IT ON OR GETTING THEIR HEARTS BROKEN. BUT THEY KNOW A LOT ABOUT OUR LOVE LIVES, EVEN IF WE HAVEN’T TOLD THEM MUCH. THEY’VE WATCHED US, MAYBE EVEN OVERHEARD OUR PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS. THEY’VE ARGUED WITH US OVER OUR BEHAVIOR, AND OFFERED SOME COMFORT. SO…IT’S TIME FOR THEM TO SPILL SOME SECRETS, DON’T YOU THINK?

I’M LAURA SESSIONS STEPP, AND THIS IS SEX REALLY. IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY, WE GAVE FOUR YOUNG WOMEN A CHANCE TO ASK THEIR MOTHERS ABOUT THE PAST. THEIR MOTHERS RESPONDED WITH ASTONISHING FRANKNESS.

WE BEGIN WITH ANDREA FROM MICHIGAN, AND HER MOTHER PAM, WHO’S A NURSE. BOTH ANDREA AND HER MOM LIVED THROUGH ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND, IN THIS CONVERSATION, WERE FINA...
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