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Maybe it's your cherry-blossom tattoo. Or the weekend you spent in Miami with that really hot real-estate guy. But there are some things that daughters prefer not to share with their dads. Question is: Do we spill our secrets to Mom? Or keep both parents blissfully ignorant of our private lives?
When Louise Johnson discovered that her 15-year-old daughter Chloe was pregnant, she agreed to help her daughter and keep Dad in the dark. Trouble is, Chloe sank into depression after terminating her pregnancy and now Dad is clueless and concerned about his wife and daughter.
Certainly there's a special bond between mother and daughter, but are there issues big and small that are for Mom's ears only? And should she be obligated to keep a secret if it causes marital tension?
Mismatched Celebrity Moms and Daughters*
Alexis & Martha Stewart: On her TV show Whatever, Martha, wild child Alexis pokes fun of old episodes of her mother's show. Wonder how uptight homemaker extraordinaire Martha is really taking that.
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Sharon & Kelly Osbourne: A no-BS businesswoman, Sharon has always come off as way more polished than her punky-but-shy daughter.
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Demi & Tallulah, Rumer and Scout Moore: Though her three girls have caught the acting bug, they're all much more of the tomboy variety than their couture loving mom.
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Courtney Love & Frances Bean Cobain: Frances has talked in interviews about being into a different music scene than both her parents', and says she's more girlie than her grunged-out mom. Plus, as far as we know, no teen drug issues.
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Jaid & Drew Barrymore: Drew's mom supposedly couldn't hack it in Hollywood, letting Drew use drugs and alcohol from a young age. We find it hard to believe that Drew, with her uber sunny personality, would let the same happen to her own daughter.
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Cher & Chastity Bono: Cher is over-the-top with her fashion, her larger than life personality and her huge stage persona. In contrast, her lesbian daughter with famous ex Sonny Bono is a low-key writer and LGBT activist.
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Jayne Mansfield & Mariska Hargitay: The Playboy pinup was a blonde bombshell who starred in fluffy melodramas before her untimely death. Her daughter is also an actress, but has found career longevity playing SVU cop Olivia Benson. And she did it wearing pants.
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Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltow: They're both actresses, classy and blonde. But Gwen married a rock star, making us think she's a little more boho than her straightlaced mom.
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Connie & Leighton Meester: US Weekly recently broke news that the always put together Meester was born to her mother in jail. Because she was smuggling pot into the U.S. Normal, yes?
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Janet Leigh & Jamie Lee Curtis: Janet started out poor while Jamie was born into the fame her mother earned. "She was green as you can be. I'm about as black as you can be. I'm jaded and time tested and all the things that my mother wasn't," Jamie Lee has said.
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Thursday 02 April
By netti
thats a natural thing people already know. one parent always knows more than the other about their child. thats how i am with my mom. cuz some things i dont feel comfortable telling my dad off the bat
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Thursday 02 April
By maleach1125
There are definitely issues that are for mommy's ears only! Dad wouldn't be able to handle the truth! LOL
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Thursday 02 April
By goosehead0529
I'm actually closer with my dad -- my mom lived a very sheltered life whereas my dad was more like me (drank more, partied more, lived more), so somethings she just can't handle. I mean, I don't talk about my sex life with him, but if I had had to get an abortion when I was 15, I would have gone to my dad because he'd be less judgemental and more understanding.
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Wednesday 08 April
By Anne
Comments are made on the very beauty of Jayne Mansfield. Comparing photos of Mariska Jayne and I have no hesitation in saying that Mariska is much more beautiful that mom.Jayne built its reputation over the stereotype of blonde fatal. Mariska does not, although both for beauty. But the eyes and smile of Mariska is wonderful and give you a beautiful face.
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Monday 13 April
By Marie
I'm actually much closer to my dad. He picked me up after my first and second tattoos without telling my mom about them, because I asked him not to tell her (though he actively encouraged me to come clean with her). Even now that I'm in my twenties and living 1500 miles away, I call him when I'm stressed out and need parental advice, not her. I would never trust my mother with anything really personal because the few times that I have, she told her friends, coworkers or relatives after promising to keep it between us (supposedly seeking advice for me, but the fact is, if I had wanted their advice, I would have gone to them, not her). She is also unable to present any kind of non-biased opinion, and is extremely judgmental.
In my case, I know that when I was younger this caused some tension in my parent's marriage (and hey, maybe it still does). Both my elder brother and I have always been much closer to my dad, which rankles with my mom. When everyone talks about this "special bond" between mother and daughter, I honestly just don't understand it. Not I, nor any of my female friends, past or present, have been particularly close to our mothers. It seems (to me, at least) that this closeness only exists in books and movies.
Of course, I've been wrong before.
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Tuesday 05 May
By Kate
I definitely tell my mom more than I tell my dad. My mother understands me better, and I can actually talk to her without the conversation immediately turning to her. Whenever I talk to my dad, he finds some way to make the conversation about himself; I've never met someone who likes to talk about himself as much as my father. Talking to my mother is more pleasant; she doesn't say stupid or irrelevant things because she's drunk, that's dad's department.
I love my dad, because he's my dad, but I don't always like him and I'd definitely rather be around my mom. She makes a conversation that would otherwise be awkward into something really funny, but still useful.
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Monday 07 September
By Claire
I lost my mom when I was very young, and I feel her loss every time I am driven to tell my dad something I otherwise wouldn't have and suffer the consequences. I'm a pretty quiet kid, so nothing too crazy--but I wouldn't have told him any details from my one big heartbreak if I'd had my mom around. My dad is much more unforgiving, and I doubt he will ever like the poor boy again, even though I have made up with him and want my father to be less judgmental toward him. Oh, and telling him I'd started my period was awesome too.
Marie, not everyone is particularly close with the parent they're expected to be close to. I've known daddy's little girls, but also plenty of mommy's little girls. My best friend and I are among them. We exist. Even when we have no mommy to spoil us anymore.
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