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Moms say the darnedest things -- and that's why we love them. Whether it's pressuring us into giving them grandchildren, making us feel guilty about spending money, or giving us (unsolicited) advice about losing weight, our moms are there to support and care for us through it all.

Our friends Doree and Jessica gathered some of the most incredible mom e-mails and put together "Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages From Home."

Click on the gallery below for some of our favorite moments from their collection, and share your best mom memories in the comments.


Mismatched Celebrity Moms and Daughters*

    Alexis & Martha Stewart: On her TV show Whatever, Martha, wild child Alexis pokes fun at 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 Moore & Tallulah, Rumer and Scout Willis: 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 Gwyn 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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