The Slice: Readers agree: Mom’s worthy of special day

What did your mother teach you about being a mom?

Slice readers had answers.

“That the most important thing is loving one another,” wrote Gail Kopp of Rockford. “Love can overcome any obstacle.”

“She taught me to put a diaper on the baby without sticking her,” wrote Ann Kaluza.

“She taught me to have confidence in myself as a mom, to have patience on the days I think I have none left,” wrote Sarah Garner.

“What my mother-in-law taught me, even though I didn’t come from her womb, and in fact, she wouldn’t even know who I was until I was 29, is that you are never too old to find your ‘real’ mom,” wrote Michele Talarico.

“Having a positive attitude, sharing whatever you had, being grateful and becoming independent, responsible members of the family,” wrote Barb Bonuccelli.

“Most importantly Mom in some way kept God in my life,” wrote Barbara Olivo Cagle of Loon Lake.

“She taught me how to grow vegetables, how to make a meal from nothing but imagination, how to make clothes from scraps, how to use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without,” wrote Mary Jean Tranfo of Coeur d’Alene.

“One thing that rings true for all of us is that we wanted to be mothers,” wrote Mara Bischoff, speaking of herself and her sisters. “I guess that is the greatest gift our mother gave us. She did such a good job we wanted to try it.”

“My mom made everyone feel welcome and she made each person feel important,” wrote Nola Hall.

“She has taught me that I do not want to mother my children as she mothered me,” wrote Donna Pascal.

“She always made me feel special in her own little ways,” wrote Kelly (McKinney) Carstens.

“That there is no bigger reward in life than the love of your children,” wrote Jenny Earlscourt.

“My mother never gave up,” wrote Jennifer Vigil.

“She not only nurtured and encouraged us, but instilled in us the belief that we could do anything in life if we were willing to work for it,” wrote Jacki Holy of Wilbur.

“Today’s Slice question: If you are an adult woman who is not a parent, how do you respond to strangers wishing you a happy Mother’s Day?