March 2004
Mothering Sunday, 21st March 2004
I love my mum because... |
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| Mother and Baby: "...because
she feeds me!" |
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We asked 100 people in Nottinghamshire
to finish off the sentence - I love my mum because... here are the
results. |
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Why do we love our mothers? We've been pounding
the streets of Nottinghamshire with our clipboards searching for
a definitive answer.
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Once the clipboard is seen in your grasp it's not
suprising that, in general, people tend to shun you - as if you've
got some infectious disease.
| I love
Brenda Robertze... |
Because she was there for me when I went blind after my brain
tumour. 
Natasha. |
However, once you mention mothers and love most
people soften.
Of the 100 interviewees the younger generation were quite happy
to admit that they loved their mums "because she does the ironing"
and "because she washes my clothes."
They were also more keen to point out their mums financial role
in the relationship. Michael Miginley put it best: "I love
my mum (Bridgie) because she buys me things all the time."
Older survey participants took more time over their answers and
also tended to be more soppy, describing their mums as loving, caring
and special.
| I love
Gillian Derhan... |
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Because she set me up for life in the small amount of time I
had with her.
Joe. |
Gender didn't seem to make a significant difference
- male or female - 92% of people questioned love their mother.
We'd like to think the other 8% had just had a little row.
Below you can see the full results of our survey. However, some
mums need a special mention: Mary T Jones "you're a legend"
(according to your son David). Thank you Therasa McCready for giving
your daughter her love of music. Finally, Moira Martinsons and Cynthia
Davis you're the best mums in the world! (so say Sarah and Russ).
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I love
my mum because...
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asked 100 Nottinghamshire people why they loved their mum. Here
are the results... |
| She loves me |
15%
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| She gave birth to me |
12%
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| She gives me money / clothes |
9%
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| I don't (at the moment) |
8%
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| She's always there for me |
7%
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| She's my best friend |
7%
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| She's kind / caring |
6%
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| She does chores for me |
6%
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| She puts up with me |
6%
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| She's the best |
5%
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(Individual answers
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19%)
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