Tell Baileys what you’ve learnt from your Mum that has made you the woman you are today – 10 MNers to win Baileys and glasses. NOW CLOSED

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The team at Baileys HQ say "Here at Baileys, ahead of Mother's Day on the 30th March, we would love to hear from you as to what makes you your mother's daughter?"

So what have you learnt from your Mum*? Did she encourage you to be independent-minded? Or maybe she taught you to laugh at life? What (perhaps quirky) personality or particular physical traits do you share? Do you try to live by the lessons your mother taught you?

Everyone who adds their comments on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where ten MNers will win a bottle of Baileys and pair of exclusive Baileys glasses.

Please note your comments may be included (anonymously) on Baileys' social media channels, and possibly elsewhere, so please only post if you agree to this.

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

PLUS - For a chance to win an exclusive patisserie masterclass for you and your mum, submit your recipe featuring Baileys here.

• by Mum we mean any Mum-like figure you may have had when you were growing up

My mum has taught me to love unconditionally, to be thoughtful especially of those less fortunate than yourself, to sing, laugh and joke at every opportunity as life is short and precious. I love you mum xx

My mum taught me love by just being there.
She taught me that their was no other person I'd rather turn to it a storm.
She taught me patience and guidance and gave me the tools to be a good mother myself.
She's the one I'd share my baileys with

My mum taught me to always be myself and not to base my life on what others may think of me and to be good to others as it will come back to you ten fold and throughout life I have found this to be the case.

She taught me to save up for what I want, rather than use credit. It meant that I didn't end up with loads of maxed out credit cards in my 20s, unlike a lot of my friends.

Everyone who meets my mum cant believe how much we look alike we could be twins!
I have learnt from my mum that if you want something you can get it with hard work and to never give up.
I hope that I look like my mum at 60 which she turns this year in april no one can believe thats her age she looks so young

Never rely on anyone else.

When I was at primary school in the 70's my Mum was a single parent at a time when it was still unusual and carried a stigma. She was a real 'womens libber' and brought me up to know how to change a fuse, do diy and not take any shit from men.

I remember her saying to me "never get married and never have children, they'll hold you back and you won't be able to travel the world". By the time I got to my late 20's and there were no grandchildren she changed her mind!

She taught me that women run the world and I've truly taken that to heart.

My mum taught me that somedays it's better to read your book and enjoy yourself than do housework.

She also taught me how to make the perfect white sauce.

Don't rely on a man.and...you can get your masters at the age of 65!

My Mam told me to count my blessing each day, even on the worst day we have something to be thankful for, even if it's just the birds singing, a hot chocolate while reading a book or a relaxing bubble bath

My mum is very generous and has always encouraged me to be generous too. She never has a bad word to say about anybody and gets on with everybody.

Physically we must look similar, as frequently people comment that there can be no doubt whose daughter I am. We have similar colouring and features.

To give birth to children who will be old in the school year if possible! Gives them a good start in life.

My Mum taught me to be organised and plan ahead because life is usually less stressful that way. She also taught me the importance of family time especially family holidays. I have very happy memories of my childhood holidays and always try to create the same for my children.

that to help others has great rewards thanks and a smile is great reward.treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.smile and you feel better already.

When I was working in arts administration, my mum took me aside one day and said: Stop looking after other people's art. Do your own. Time flies and you don't want to leave it too late.

I was very surprised. She is not an opinionated or careerist woman, but she said it with such vehemence. When she was fresh out of college she wanted to be an illustrator, and she would have been a brilliant one, but she did the sensible thing and went into teaching which she hated and left to become a SAHM.

I listened to her and now have a career in the arts which I love love love and enjoy so much every day. She's been very supportive of it, even when I wasn't earning a bean.

My dad on the other hand, once had to be forcibly prevented from giving my 5 year old nephew a massive tumbler full of Bailey's one Christmas, as he had no idea it was alcoholic and thought we were being killjoys about a milkshake! (Not sure Bailey's really wants to hear that either. )

I wish I could say my mum taught me plenty of life's lessons...but considering she was more Edina from Ab Fab than Nellie from Bread, I learned how NOT to do things!

But! Here is one vital thing I learned from her: you must ALWAYS have two telephone voices.

One to speak to your boss/GP/childrens' teachers with: "Oh, yes, how ARE you? Thank you ...no problem...sure!...har, har, har!" etc.

And then the normal one for everyone else.

From my gran, with whom I have more of a mother daughter relationship than my mum, I've learned to be strong and believe in myself, to give people time and space to find their own way, to accept things that are offered in kindness with grace and to always have at least £20 emergency money on me just in case!

She's been through so much, and received very little formal education, but she's done amazingly well & is an inspiration to me. Sharing my 2 pregnancies & subsequent DC with her has been a pleasure. When she was pregnant & a new mum there was v little info available to her. She loved having a week by week pregnancy guide that I pulled out of a mag for her she'd text me every week to let me know how things were progressing.

She'll be 76 in August and she's amazing. Love my gran!

My mother taught me not to smoke, to take care of my health and eat well, to marry my best friend and be an equal in my marriage, to encourage my children to embrace life unafraid, that they can do anything if they work at it and to support them to the hilt. She taught me to travel, collect friends and nurture relationships, not judge others, be mindful always, to count my blessing, do as I would be done by and not to take anything for granted, ever. She taught me that having a career I love would provide satisfaction socially, financially and benefit my children by giving them an example to follow.
Since my teens my mantra was to think what mum would do and do the opposite. A brilliantly intelligent woman who never had the chance to continue her education she died riddled with osteoperosis, lonely, terrified of life to the end despite my love, care and years of trying to unravel the influence of her sexist, controlling father and the effect of my parents loss of my baby sister ten years before I was born.
Her legacy is me and now my daughters who were tiny when she passed away.

"A mother's place is in the wrong". I never understood what she meant until I had kids of my own; be it bananas that have been peeled 'wrong' or cutting toast into triangles on a rectangular sort of day. It's a tough gig.

That 'everything is changing all the time and nothing stays the same for long'. The lesson is to, as a result, make the most of things when they are going well and when they aren't to bear this in mind as it helps to know things will get better and change for the better. She also told me how fast your life goes once you hit your 30's - I was 27 then, I'm 20 years older now and I know how right she was :-) x

My mum taught me to be happy, no matter what life throws at you.
Thanks mum Miss you loads

I learnt so much of what I know from my mother, she has always been the type of person who just gets things done rather than hanging around for someone to help resulting in a broken arm from fitting a kitchen herself so I tend to just get things done without the need to have my partner to give me a hand, like the hanging basket hooks that I bought last Spring time, and put up myself yesterday after he said he needed drill bits before he could do ... A year is just too long to wait, do it myself, it's easier :)

My mum always tried to buy healthy food, shop ethically and care for the environment way before it was trendy. She also made me very globally aware from a young age. This really has shaped the way I am today. People have finally started to see things your way, mum.
:)

I learned how to not like my body sadly. My Mum is a serial dieter and this rubbed off on me as a child, not a good habit.
On the positive slant I learned the value of a Mothers love and how to care for people. I learned the meaning of unconditional love.