Guys, how often do you talk to your mom?

[Popsicle]

A question for the guys. Just wondering what's normal.

[loverboy69]

I've taught my mom to iMessage when the iPhone 4 came out. She's on the iPhone 7 Plus and continues to iMessage me at least 3X a week.

 

I always end each message with "I love you."

 

For context we only live 45 minutes apart and see each other in person twice a month.

 

My mom also posts on my Facebook wall or uses Facebook Messenger with me often enough.

 

If for any reason I don't hear from her I will call her once a week. If she doesn't pick up I'll leave her a message letting her know I love her and that I am thinking about her.

 

She's in her 70's and I really cherish the time I get to speak or message with her. She is a very simple woman. To her just seeing my iMessage or my voice means a lot to her and vice versa.

[Mind-Chants]

Everyday. They are in their 60s. None of us (siblings) live near by. So I make it a point to talk with them every night. My other siblings also call them on regular basis. Sometimes we have family conference calls especially on birthdays and anniversaries.

[Got it]

My husband speaks to his mom roughly once a week.

[Els]

This is probably going to be quite culture-dependent, but my SO talks to his about once a week.

[SammySammy]

Once or twice per week on average.

 

It really depends on what is going on. My parents have iPhones too and can text me at any time and I'll respond. Every day or even several times a day.

 

The communication ebbs and flows. Sometimes more. Sometimes less.

[SwordofFlame]

Once a week.

[Haydn]

Mumsy. Everyday:love:

[Rockdad]

Once a week and it was a mental beating everytime. She passed away a few month's ago leaving a big mess and a lot of bills to contend with. A final mental beating I guess.

[Toodaloo]

My Dad speaks to his mum once a week. Visits every 2-3 months.

 

My brother speaks to my parents on a varying degree. Sometimes its every day. Sometimes once a fortnight. He stops off to see them as often as possible but will often get a phone call demanding he get home within five minutes of walking through the door.

 

It used to be every day with out fail. Since the sister in law came along its very hap hazard. I often get the feeling he misses us (as in his family because I used to speak to him every day too) but stays away because he is giving his attention to her. As long as he is happy doesn't matter I guess.

 

Most of the men I know speak to their mothers 2-3 times a week at least. Some don't and those that don't usually don't get on all that well with their family for whatever reason. My own father included.

[kmack513]

Weekly. We live pretty close also so I see her and a bunch of her friends at least a couple of times a month. Virtually every bar and restaurant operator Downtown knows my Mom, she is very social. lol

[OneLov]

Text daily. I call every other day. You only have and will ever have, one mother.

[BikerAccnt]

Back before I moved in to care for her, once, maybe twice a week. More as she got sicker.

 

Once I moved in, it was daily.

 

Now that she's been gone 5 years, I'd give anything to talk to her once more. Rather, to hear her answer me, cause I still talk to her on occasion, and I imagine I always will.

[rester]

Usually 2-4 times in a month...we try for once per week but sometimes we go 2-3 weeks without speaking.

[carhill]

That (talking) ended in 2010 when she died but she and I, when she was healthy, usually talked a couple times a week and she'd come out and visit or work the orchard a couple times a month. I'd stop by when in town, maybe once a month or so, and for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas and to do projects. I think it became less after I got married but then ramped up markedly once she became ill and I started caregiving. Prior though, consistent over the decades but not daily or often. We were both pretty independent that way. She was a widow most of my adult life and did her own thing.

[Shepp]

My mum & dad literally lives like a 15 min walk from me and the missus (in fact most members of my family live within 30mins haha) and they help us out with childcare and that, so I talk to my mum quite a bit.

 

On average either me or the other half will speak to my mum every other day.

 

She does dinner every Wednesday for me and my brother and our partners and kids which is nice.

 

My brother I speak to literally every day haha!

[S_A]

Mumsy. Everyday:love:

 

Lucky you. For those of us that tried to avoid the convos, it's something we live to deeply regret when she suddenly departs.

[Mrin]

1-2 times a week. If it goes longer she puts out an APB BOLO on me.

[losangelena]

My brother will talk to our mom about once every other week.

 

He will complain to me if he thinks she texts too often, which would be daily in his book. I think he's quite rude to think that—what harm is it doing, exactly??