For Mother’s Day, Classic Mom-isms

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<p>For Mother’s Day, we asked you about your “Mom mantras”: the oft-repeated mottos or go-to expressions that your moms have said over the years. In <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/08/well/family/mom-advice-mothers-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">partnership with the Well desk</a>, we received thousands of submissions, full of sayings that ranged from wise to funny to profound.</p> <p>In today’s episode of “The Sunday Daily,” we feature your “Mom mantras,” and the host Rachel Abrams calls her mother to ask about hers.</p> <p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Readers of The New York Times</li> </ul> <p><strong>Background Reading:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/08/well/family/mom-advice-mothers-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wisdom of Our Mothers</a></p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>