In honor of Mother's Day, we decided to reminisce about the ways our moms influenced and supported our geekiness - or the ways we aspire to be geeky moms!
Brooke says: "My mom is no geek, but she definitely encouraged my love of sci-fi fantasy reading and my interest in the sciences when I was a kid."
Meg reports: "My mum is more of a nerd than a geek, but she introduced me to all the good old sci-fi movies like Forbidden Planet!"
Ariyanna shared this heartwarming tale: "When I was a kid, my mom looked very much like Linda Carter, so we always called her Wonder Woman - and she certainly lived up to the name and reputation! She encouraged me and my siblings to fight for what was right, stand up to bullies, and always be open to learning new things. On Saturday mornings, she would fix us a hearty breakfast while we watched all of the superhero cartoons that were on. To us, she was a superhero, being the first female police officer on the force in our town. She lived the example of what a hero was everyday. As we grew up, she would encourage us to experiment with science, hands on crafting, and let us freely explore new places on our own. She fostered our imaginations with stories from her work, her childhood, and of our own adventures through the years. She worked overtime and extra odd jobs so that we were able to buy one of the first family computers available at the time and she learned along side of us how to use it and as a family we played the first adventure games together. My mom's childhood was not geeky, her parents were not inspirational to her in that way. It was her drive and curiosity that led her to discovery all of the geeky things she learned about and instilled in me and my siblings. I am ever so grateful to her for those experiences and instilling in me the drive to do the same. The force is string in my mom and I know she will live long and prosper because of it!"
Lindsey remembers: "My mom stayed up all night with me reading the Harry Potter books when they were released at midnight. We'd try to laugh/cry/gasp quietly so we wouldn't wake anybody else up. She bought me a time turner and continues to call me up to discuss the latest episodes of Grimm & Orphan Black."
Jen tells us: "My mom really wasn't a geek - I got my geekiness from my dad. But I do strive to instill geekiness in my own kids. Free Comic Book Day is one of our favorite days of the year, and it thrills me to no end that my son loves Star Wars and my daughter thinks the Incredible Hulk is the best thing ever!"
Free Comic Book Day 2013 - at Dr. No's in Marietta, GA.
And no article about amazing Geek Moms would be complete without mentioning our very own Annie - it was past her bedtime when we decided to put together this montage, but we can all vouch for her amazing costuming skills! Check out her daughters in the My Little Pony costumes she made for them:
Whether you were raised by a geeky mom or strive to be one yourself, hats off to all the moms out there! We hope you had a marvelous Mother's Day!
If you've got an anecdote about Geeky Motherhood to share, sound off in the comments!
If you've got an anecdote about Geeky Motherhood to share, sound off in the comments!
