Friday, May 10, 2024 — Edition: #7710

Sheet Happens!

 

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Kris Jenner reveals that doctors discovered a tumor in an upcoming clip of the “Kardashians.” In a new trailer for the 5th season of the hit Hulu show, the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan can be seen sitting down next to her boyfriend Corey Gamble as she shared the news with Khloé Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Holding back tears, she says: “They found a cyst and like a little tumor.” No further details are given in the first teaser, meaning it’s not yet known if the tumor is malignant. “The Kardashians” Season 5 airs on May 23. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yk6742m2 
-PageSix
★ Warner Bros. has announced it’ll release the first of its new batch of live-action “The Lord of the Rings” films in 2026, which will focus on Andy Serkis’ ‘Gollum’. Original “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy filmmaker Peter Jackson and his partners are producing the movie, which is in the early stages of script development, and will and will “explore storylines yet to be told”, said Warner CEO David Zaslav. The working title for the film is “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” and it will be directed by and star Serkis.
-Variety
★ Matthew Perry’s Los Angeles-area home is on the market. The “Friends” star had just purchased the mid-century estate at the time of his death, and the luxurious property is now for sale for $5.1 million. Realtor.com reports that Perry purchased the house in the hills above the Sunset Strip for $4.995 million in May 2023. He apparently never resided there before his unexpected death that October at age 54. The 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,800-square-foot home could be yours, if you have room in your budget for a monthly payment of $35,700.
-TheBoot
★ “The Office” spin-off starring Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore has been granted a series order at Peacock. The mockumentary, which is currently untitled, will take place in the same universe as The Office, and will feature an ensemble cast. The official logline says: “The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.” Production will begin in July. A release date hasn’t been announced.
-TheWrap
★ “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly will direct “I Play Rocky,” the true story of how Sylvester Stallone bet on himself to play the role of a lifetime. I Play Rocky will follow Stallone as a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment. When he writes a hot script that a big movie studio wants to buy, he turns down an offer of life-changing money, and works for a pittance in order to get the movie made with himself as ‘Rocky’. The result is the biggest box office hit of 1976, as well as a Best Picture Oscar winner. Casting is currently underway.
-TheWrap, Variety

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): TBA
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Krasinski, Brooke Shields, Tracy Sierra, Jimmy Carr
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): TBA
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Jim Gaffigan, Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, Queen Cora Coleman (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Day of Hot Topics
• “The Talk” (CBS): Annie Potts, Zoe Perry, Zarna Garg, Jenna Dewan guest co-hosts
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Jennifer Lopez, Mariska Hargitay, Steve Patterson
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Tiffany Haddish, Freya Allan, Cleo Wade, Alec Benjamin
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Gigi Hadid
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Valerie Bertinelli, Tara Lipinski
• “Jeopardy! Masters” (ABC): The 6 highest-ranked current contestants compete.
• “NHL Playoffs” (Check local listings): Florida @ Boston; Edmonton @ Vancouver
• “NBA Playoffs” (Check local listings): NY Knicks @ Indiana; Denver @ Minnesota

SATURDAY:
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC): Host Maya Rudolph; musical guest Vampire Weekend
• “ABBA: Against the Odds” (CW): Ater their unexpected Eurovision win of 1974, ABBA go on to conquer the charts worldwide, becoming one of the biggest selling groups of all time.
• “NHL Playoffs” (Check local listings): NY Rangers @ Carolina; Dallas @ Colorado
• “NBA Playoffs (Check local listings): Oklahoma City @ Dallas; Boston @ Cleveland

SUNDAY:
• “Grimsburg” (FOX): Season 1 finale
• “American Idol” (ABC): Disney Night; guest mentor Kane Brown; Jenifer Lewis performs
• “NBA Playoffs (Check local listings): NY Knicks @ Indianapolis; Denver @ Minnesota
• “NHL Playoffs” (Check local listings): Florida @ Boston; Vancouver @ Edmonton

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Lady Gaga – Her Chromatica Ball Tour is getting a second life on HBO’s Max streaming service. A concert film capturing one of the trek’s final performances will premiere on the service on May 25. “Gaga Chromatica Ball” is directed by Gaga herself, and the trailer is out now. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2p9cs8x3
• Billie Eilish – In addition to her recently announced listening parties for her new album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, in New York and LA, she has now announced “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – A Listening Event Presented by Apple Music”, at AMC Theatres across North America on May 16 and 17. Those present will experience the new album (out May 17) “with a visual accompaniment.”
• The Black Keys — Noel Gallagher made a guest appearance at their London show on Tuesday, performing 2 songs from the Keys’ latest album “Ohio Players”. The former Oasis guitarist joined the duo for ‘Only Love Matters’ and ‘On the Game’, both of which he co-wrote. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/45xsmev6
• Steve Albini — The legendary producer who oversaw Nirvana’s “In Utero”, among many other classic albums, died Tuesday night of a heart attack at 61. He also worked on albums by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, The Stooges, Pixies and PJ Harvey, and fronted the underground bands Shellac and Big Black.
• AC/DC – Late singer Bon Scott is being celebrated with an honorary coin in Australia. The Perth Mint has unveiled the Bon Scott coin, made of 99.99% pure silver, with a colored image of Scott on one side, and King Charles on the other. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3ud55fex
• HARDY – delivered a commencement speech at Middle Tennessee State University. The MTSU alum addressed over 2,400 students as a keynote speaker, and offered this advice to the class of 2024: “Never be afraid to say yes, never be afraid to say no, do it anyway, and don’t work your life away.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2ctmm852
• Parker McCollum – The 2022 New Male Artist of the Year will sing at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards show on May 16. Other newly announced performers are: Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani – and Post Malone. Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, and Miranda Lambert.
• Lainey Wilson – is one of the artists who will play live during the 30th anniversary edition of the “TODAY Show” summer Citi Concert Series. It kicks off May 24 with a show by rock trio Wallows. Also among those scheduled to perform at Rockefeller Center throughout the summer are: Little Big Town & Sugarland, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Meghan Trainor, Chance the Rapper, LL Cool J, and more.
• Reba McEntire — NBC has given a series order to her new comedy “Happy’s Place.” It will debut this fall. McEntire plays ‘Bobbie’, who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.

SHOOTING THE BULL

NEW MOVIES THIS WEEK:
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (PG-13, Sci-Fi/Action): As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, a young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike. (Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy) Tomatometer: 84%
• “Not Another Church Movie” (R, Comedy): Taylor Pherry is commanded by God to write a movie inspired by his crazy, dysfunctional family, but the Devil has his own devious plans. (Mickey Rourke, Vivica A. Fox, Jamie Foxx) No Tomatometer rating
• “The Image of You” (R, Mystery/Thriller, limited): When Anna meets a stock trader, she thinks he’s perfect, but her twin Zoe doesn’t trust him, so she sets out to discover the truth. (Nestor Carbonell, Mira Sorvino) No Tomatometer rating
• “The Last Stop in Yuma County” (R, Mystery/Drama, limited): While stranded at an Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman is thrust into a hostage situation by the arrival of 2 bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty — or cold, hard steel — to protect their fortune. (Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue) Tomatometer: 95%

TALE OF THE TEXT:
It’s the latest example of the great cultural divide between Boomers, millennials and Generation Z: How you text. Tech influencer Tyler Morgan says in a TikTok video with more than 2.8 million views that he can tell someone’s age “by how they type on their phone”. In the clip, captioned, “How old do you text,” he goes on, telling viewers that anyone who’s “using swipe to text” is most likely a millennial (those born roughly between 1981-96). He also says that texters who can type “fast and accurately” using one hand, are probably Gen Z (born between 1997-2012). And what about those who can type accurately with both thumbs? That’s a skill that straddles both millennial and Zoomer generations. Morgan feels that people remain at this “thumb tapping” age until their 50s (Gen Xers are born 1965-80), after which they tend to start typing with a thumb and index finger. And going back one more generation, he says that those born before 1965 do away with the thumb entirely, and just poke away at the letters with their “Peter pointer” finger. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bder2ps4
(I’m afraid to ask what it says about my age if I have no idea what “swipe to text” even means!)
(Actually, I find it’s easier to tell someone’s age by whether or not they use punctuation!)
-NYPost

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGHWAYS, FREEWAYS, AND EXPRESSWAYS:
(***Note: American source, local definitions may vary.***)
⇒ Highway: Can be one lane in each direction or several lanes in each direction, with varying speeds, and can stretch across a single state or multiple states. May have stop signs or traffic signals, and even railroad crossings. Doesn’t necessarily have high speed limits.
⇒ Freeway: These are in heavily populated regions and big cities, and are always fast-moving, with multiple lanes in both directions. Ramps and exits are the only access points, meaning there is no interruption in the flow of traffic. Can be entirely in one state, or go through several.
⇒ Expressway: Much like a freeway, expressways actually connect other highways or freeways within the same city or metro area. May have tolls and they often have carpool lanes.
(Great. Now could someone please tell me what the hell a “turnpike” is?)
-TheBoot

NEWS OF THE WEIRD:
➢ A coffee shop in the UK has decided to only serve customers who bring their own, reusable cup to the store. Not only that, but to illustrate the problem with disposable cups, they literally filled the store floor with them, making the customer area almost impassable. Otto’s Coffee House & Kitchen in Kent is hoping its new policy will inspire other coffee shops around the world to follow suit. (And if you forget to bring your own, and you don’t mind just a bit of lipstick…well just reach down to the floor and pick one out!) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mr3sf484
➢ A team of 18 bakers worked together in France to cook a baguette measuring a record-breaking 461 feet (140.5m) long. The bakers, members of the French Confederation of Bakers and Pastry Chefs, gathered at the Suresnes Baguette Show to bake the bread loaf, which measured about 235 times longer than the average French baguette, and 3 times the length of a football field. After the bread was baked, part of the baguette was cut up, spread with Nutella and shared with the public. Another part was distributed to the homeless. (Can’t help but think the REAL record set that day was for largest oven…!)
-UPI

DID YOU KNOW?
A new study published in Classical and Quantum Gravity reveals that a group of scientists have discovered a loophole in Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, which seems to make faster-than-light travel achievable. It’s a long, technical explanation, but the researchers, from various institutions, say that it’s possible to create a “warp bubble” that compresses spacetime in front of a spaceship, and expands it behind, just like the warp drive on shows like “Star Trek”. The researchers showed mathematically that this “physical warp drive” obeys all the known energy conditions of general relativity. (I’ve already booked my trip to another galaxy. I leave last year!)
-StudyFinds

BS CHRONOMETER 05.10.24

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “National Golf Day”, it’s time to pull those clubs out of storage, dust them off, and get ready to hit the greens again! Golf Day heralds the beginning of the more ‘Golfer friendly’ part of the year. To honor the occasion, here are some…
BS REASONS GUYS GOLF:
⇒ It’s nice to get out and see some grass that’s actually been mowed.
⇒ If you hang around the house, you end up having to fix something.
⇒ That wonderful feeling of accomplishment when you hit the ball 20 yards into the
rough…again.
⇒ We need more frustration in our lives.
⇒ Too old for baseball, too young for checkers. (***See “BS Deep Thoughts From Golfers”, below***)
• “Clean Up Your Room Day”. What, once a year? Were you born in a barn?
• “Trust Your Intuition Day”, a day to listen to your ‘gut-feelings’ and act upon them. Is it true … are women better at this than men? (I had a feeling they were…)
• “National Small Business Day”. A ‘small business’ is commonly defined as one with fewer than 100 employees. (Many of today’s small businesses used to be big businesses…)
• “Canadian Tulip Festival” begins, running through May 20 in Canada’s Capital Region of Ottawa-Gatineau. The world’s largest tulip festival is thanks to a gift of 100,000 tulip bulbs from Dutch Princess (later Queen) Juliana in 1945, as thanks for providing her a home during WW2. LINK: https://tulipfestival.net/
• “World Lupus Day”, to create awareness of the potentially fatal auto-immune disease that can damage virtually any part of the body. 9-out-of-10 people with lupus are women.
• “National Shrimp Day”, Some shrimpy ‘Whack Facts’:
✓ Generally speaking, the colder the water, the smaller and more succulent the shrimp.
✓ Shrimp change color when you cook them, due to a heat-induced chemical change in their shells.
✓ Some shrimp can loudly snap their pincers.
✓ Jumbo and colossal shrimp are referred to as prawns – although the prawn is actually a different species.
✓ Shrimp are low in calories, high in protein, and in many parts of the world, are eaten with the heads on.
✓ The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant was inspired by 1994 film “Forrest Gump”. It operates about 35 restaurants worldwide.

SATURDAY-
• “Eat What You Want Day”, a day to ignore all the warnings, avoid worrying and counting calories, and fight our obsession with being thin. If healthfulness was not a concern, what would you really, really like to eat? (We’re going with bacon-stuffed bacon!)
• “Twilight Zone Day”, that mysterious 24 hours that should be highlighted with eerie background music and unexplainable occurrences. Why today? It’s not the anniversary of the first episode of the show. It isn’t the anniversary of the birth or death of its creator, Rod Serling. It’s just…totally…unexplainable….
• “Hostess Cupcake Day” a day to celebrate and enjoy one of America’s most beloved snack cakes.
• “World Ego Awareness Day”, to raise social awareness about egotism. The day supports those affected by egotism, both the abused and perpetrators, and aims to prevent people from experiencing this invisible form of abuse. (So, today, leggo your ego…)
• “Windmill Day”. The objective of this day is expanded to now include electricity-generating windmills. Recognizing their importance to produce “green” energy, we’re encouraged to use this day to support windmill research and to promote the development and installation of electrical power-generating windmills in our communities.

SUNDAY-
• “Mother’s Day”, in some 60 countries, including USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe. The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at a church in Grafton WV. More North Americans eat out on “Mothers Day” than any other special occasion. (No reservations? Forget it.)
• “Foam Rolling Day”. At one point, it was called the ‘poor man’s massage’. The once-mysterious technique used only by pro athletes, coaches, and therapists, became a familiar everyday practice for people of all levels of fitness – until it was more or less replaced by the electric massager. (It’s just how people roll these days…)
• “International Nurses Day”, wrapping up “Nursing Week”, this day commemorates the 1820 birth date of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. Here’s to you, RNs, NPs, and all nurses!
• “Limerick Day”, celebrating the 1812 birthday of Edward Lear, author of the first collection of limericks, “The Book of Nonsense”. (***Some ‘Loony Limericks’ here: LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4dd2ahun ***)
• “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day”, promoting awareness of the syndrome officially known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or ‘M-E’. Today is also “Fibromyalgia Awareness Day”, a similar malady that can cause debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, and joint stiffness.
• “Odometer Day”, a reminder that odometers help us anticipate the lifespan of our cars and remind us to schedule maintenance (in hopes that our cars will “go that extra kilometer” for us…)
• “Nutty Fudge Day”. Fudge is a confection made with ingredients like butter, sugar, corn syrup, condensed milk, marshmallow creme, vanilla, and chocolate. Nuts can be added as well, especially today, because it’s Nutty Fudge Day! The ingredients are cooked and then beaten until soft, creamy, and smooth.

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [78] Donovan (Leitch), Glasgow Scotland, psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (‘Mellow Yellow’, ‘Sunshine Superman’)

1955 [69] Chris Berman, Greenwich CT, TV sportscaster (“NFL Primetime” host 1987-2005, since 2019, “ESPN Monday Night Countdown” host 2016-16, former roles on “SportsCenter”, “Sunday NFL Countdown”, “Baseball Tonight”)

1960 [64] Bono (Paul Hewson), Dublin Ireland, rock singer (U2-‘With or Without You’, ‘Mysterious Ways’)/the only person nominated for an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and Nobel Prize

1965 [59] Linda Evangelista, St. Catharines ON, supermodel (over 700 magazine covers, famous for saying about supermodels: “We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”)

1967 [57] Young MC (Marvin Young), London England, rapper (‘Bust A Move’)

1978 [46] Kenan Thompson, Atlanta, GA, TV Actor (“Kenan” 2021-22, “Saturday Night Live” since 2003)/longest-tenured SNL cast member in history – 21 seasons

2000 [24] “The Gosselin Sextuplets” (Aaden, Collin, Joel, Alexis, Hannah, and Leah Gosselin), Hershey PA, reality TV stars (“Jon & Kate Plus 8”, “Kate Plus 8” 2007-17)

SATURDAY- Eric Burdon (The Animals) is 83; Frances Fisher (“Titanic”) is 72; Martha Quinn (MTV VJ) is 65; Jonathan Jackson (“Nashville”) is 42; Blac Chyna (“Rob & Chyna”) is 36; Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers QB) is 35; Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”) is 27; Sabrina Carpenter (“Girl Meets World”) is 25

SUNDAY- Steve Winwood (‘Higher Love’) is 76; Billy Squier (‘The Stroke’) is 74; Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn) is 69; Ving Rhames “Pulp Fiction”) is 65; Emilio Estevez (“Breakfast Club”) is 62; Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk is 56; Kim Fields (“The Facts of Life”) is 55; Malin Akerman (“Rock of Ages”) is 46; Jason Biggs (“American Pie”) is 46; Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) is 43; Emily VanCamp (“Captain America: Civil War”) is 38

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1986 [38] Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee marries actress Heather Locklear (They would divorce in 1993)

2005 [19] Heidi Klum marries singer Seal in Costa Careyes, Mexico (They would divorce in 2014)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2019 [05] Rihanna announces her new upmarket fashion label “Fenty” with the world’s largest luxury group LVMH, becoming their first black female designer

2019 [05] The #FreeBritney movement gains traction as supporters gather outside the LA courthouse where Britney Spears speaks to a judge about her conservatorship, which put her father Jamie in control of her affairs

THIS DAY IN TECH . . .
2011 [13] Microsoft announces plans to purchase Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion

2017 [07] Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion (current worth: $2.82 trillion)

2022 [02] Apple ends production of the iPod music player, after 21 years

BULL’S BITS

BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Contrary to popular belief, no study has proven that eating chocolate causes acne.
✓ Scientists still don’t know what causes the shower-curtain effect, when the curtain billows inward while the shower is running.
✓ In 1966, Mercedes invented a car controlled by a joystick, replacing both the steering wheel and pedals. It could also be driven from the passenger seat.
✓ Babies sometimes smile, not because they’re happy, but because they know it makes their parents happy.
✓ The word “friends” is said in every episode of “Friends”.
✓ 27,000 trees are sacrificed every day for the world’s toilet paper.
-ReadersDigest, Facts

BS WHACK ‘MOM’ FACTS:
✓ The first thing a baby can vocalize is the ‘ma’ sound, which is why in almost every language, the word for ‘mother’ begins with ‘M’ or is some variation of the ‘ma’ sound.
✓ Mothers do about 88% of laundry in US households. This equals 330 loads of laundry and 5,300 articles of clothing per year.
✓ The world’s heaviest baby was born in 1955. An unfortunate mother’s newborn weighed 22 pounds, 8 oz (10.2 kg).
✓ Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev of Russia gave birth to 69 children between 1725 and 1765.
✓ “Mommy-brain” is real. Up to 80% of moms report brain fog and mental bloopers associated with pregnancy, and a 2016 study found expectant mothers lose gray matter — and these losses endure for at least 2 years.
✓ On average, moms take 2 minutes and 5 seconds to change a diaper. Fathers take an average of 1 minute, 36 seconds.
-FactRetriever, first published in BS in 2020

Best of BS . . .
Today is “National Golf Day”, so let’s have a look at these…
BS DEEP THOUGHTS FROM GOLFERS:
• “Why is it called a sand “trap”? The sand is supposed to be there. It should be called a ball trap.”
• “Highest score doesn’t win…Highest score doesn’t win…Highest score doesn’t win…”
• “I can’t believe people actually showed up to watch this.”
• “If I throw this club, my game will improve.”
• “I wonder if Jeremy Irons and Minnie Driver play…”
• “Why CAN’T I dress this way in everyday life?”
• “Why is this guy carrying my clubs and following me everywhere?”
• “Screw you, windmill!”
• “I’m not going in there to find my ball, there could be a tiger in the woods.”
• “Why is “fore” not spelled F-O-U-R?”
• “They call it golf because all the other 4-letter words were taken.”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2022

MORE BS CLEAR SIGNS THAT YOU’RE A MOMMY:
• You have the ability to hear a kid sneeze through closed doors in the middle of the night, 2 bedrooms away, while your husband snores next to you.
• Peeing with an audience is part of the daily routine.
• You think of physical pain on 3 levels: pain, excruciating pain and stepping on a Lego.
• You realize you’ve been watching Nickelodeon alone, even though your kids have been in bed for an hour.
• You have a secret chocolate stash, because frankly, you’re sick of sharing.
• You use your own spit to clean your kid’s face…and sometimes their friends’.
• You’ve been washing the same load of laundry for 3 days because you keep forgetting to dry it.
• You hire a sitter because you haven’t been out with your husband in ages, then spend half the night checking on the kids.
• By the end of the day, just brushing your teeth feels like a huge accomplishment.
-First published in BS in 2017

BS WEB GOODIE:
Winning:  https://fb.watch/rWkNWi2FOW/

BS RANDOM JOKE:
If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way Mom told you to in the beginning.

BS PHONE STARTER:
“Pulling on the heartstrings” time: What is the biggest sacrifice your Mom made for you?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
When asked “What’s the hardest part about being a Mommy”, 14% of kids said THIS. What is it?
Answer:  Taking care of Dad

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Life doesn’t come with a manual; it comes with a mother.