As adults, many of us don’t ask enough about our Moms because we’re too busy living our worlds. Maybe we’re also scared or afraid to know the answer. Yet the only way to become closer and get to know your mom more is by asking random questions, even if you’ve known her all your life.

You can surprise her with an ambush interview this Mother’s Day. Surely you will learn something about yourself that you never knew before. Here is a list of 50 fun questions to ask your mother to know who she really is, and who you really are.

1. What’s the first word that comes to your mind when you hear my name?
2. What is the best part of being a mother to me and my siblings?
3. What’s the first item you remember you bought for me?
4. What made me laugh the most every time when I was still little?
5. Was I ever lost in the supermarket or anywhere else when I was a kid?
6. Did I have a very bad habit that annoys you?
7. Which television cartoon character reminds you of me?
8. What was I afraid of the most when I was little?
9. At what age of mine did you feel like we were closest?
10. What was the meanest and selfish thing I ever said to you?
11. What was the kindest thing I ever told you?
12. In what ways do you think I’m most like you? And totally not like you?
13. What was the day I was born like?
14. What’s your favorite photo of me?
15. What do you wish most for your kids?
16. What was life like for you at my age?
17. What was your relationship with your parents like?
18. What is the funniest thing I ever did or said when I was little?
19. When you were my age, who did you look up to?
20. What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken when you were single?
21. What was the time I disappointed you most?
22. What was the moment I made you proud the most?
23. Is there a moment in your life that completely transformed the way you saw the world?
24. Have you ever done something that’s really sudden? How did it go?
25. When did you know you were ready to have children?
26. What was the first year of being a mother like for you?
27. Which one of my friends did you hate having over?
28. Which one of my friends you don’t mind having over?
29. What is your very first memory of me that’s unforgettable for you?
30. What TV show in the past would you recommend I watch every day?
31. Did you find out my gender after I was born or before?
32. What’s something you always wanted to do but wasn’t able to do?
33. Did you want me to be a baby boy or a baby girl?
34. What were my first words when I was little?
35. Did I look more like dad or more like you when I was born?
36. Who supported you and helped you take care of me when I was a baby?
37. What name would you have given me if I was the opposite gender?
38. Was I a fast learner or a slower learner than everyone else in my class?
39. What was my favorite baby food flavor?
40. What music or song reminds you of me?
41. Is there any advice you wish I would take when it comes to love?
42. If you were given a free month-long trip, where would you want to go?
43. If you were given $1 million, what would you do?
44. How did you and your friends have fun when you were my age?
45. What era would you want me to experience?
46. What beauty tip do you swear by?
47. What was the most unusual story you ever saw unfold in front of you?
48. What business did you ever want to start but couldn’t?
49. What was the greatest birthday you’ve ever had when you were young?
50. What pets did you have when you were a teenager?

Your mom may indeed be a major part of your life, but there’s a lot you don’t know about her. We hope that by asking these questions, you can get to discover her more especially this Mother’s Day.

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