Focus on Moms

We at Record My Research want to take a moment and recognize all of the Moms out there. We all have one. We work with many of them. And it is Mother’s Day as this post is being written.

Think for a moment about how a Mom would be presented in a Focus Group. The main features get presented:

• Brings you into this world
• Loves you
• Is always there for you
• Keeps you on track

Then the participants (all of us) are asked to comment on them. What do we like? What would we change? Why? Why not? What experiences have we had with Moms that either support or contradict these basic features? What other benefits would we like to see in Moms?

Some of us will voice our differing experiences of Moms: that they did not have all of these traits or that they passed on before we were ready. That they were stricter than we wanted them to be or that they did not cook the food we wanted to eat. Maybe they argued over everything or did not pay enough attention.

Our moderator, if he or she is doing their job, will let this discussion go on for a moment or two and then bring us back to the basic point:

Without our Moms, no matter their faults, we would not be here to praise them or complain about them.

So, from all of us at Record My Research: Thank you to all of the Moms out there. We know that you are doing your best to help us work through this life we all live.

Happy Mother’s Day!