c. 2007 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) JDate, an online Jewish dating service, recently polled 300 members about their mothers. Following are excerpted results:
Q: What TV mom best typifies your Jewish mother?
Marie Barone _ “Everyone Loves Raymond” _ the nagging mom: 33 percent
Lois Griffin _ “Family Guy” _ fun and a bit wacky: 29 percent
Mrs. Costanza _ “Seinfeld” _ the overly protective mom: 22 percent
June Cleaver _ “Leave it to Beaver” _ the perfect happy mom: 9 percent
Bree Van De Kamp _ “Desperate Housewives” _ delusional mom: 7 percent
Q: What you don’t want to hear from your Jewish mother on Mother’s Day:
“You know who just got engaged?”: 30 percent
“Can you afford this?”: 24 percent
“Should you really be eating that?”: 20 percent
“I think you should meet him/her … he/she is really nice!”: 19 percent
“You got this for me again?”: 7 percent
Q: What is the perfect gift for your Jewish mother on Mother’s Day?
Finding yourself a match on JDate: 38 percent
A day of beauty: 20 percent
A piece of jewelry: 18 percent
Flowers and chocolate: 13 percent
Brunch at the country club: 11 percent
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