The Mom Squad: Beth Maitland (Traci), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) and Susan Walters (Diane)
I Hope That My Child/children Think I Am:
Maitland: “Brave, resilient and kind.”
Stafford: “The greatest ever!”
Walters: “A good role model of what it means to be not only a mother, but a partner, a woman and a friend.”
My Kid(s) Would Describe Me As:
Maitland: “A little too chatty.” Stafford: “Busy.” Walters: “High energy.”
Best Thing About Motherhood:
Maitland: “Watching my amazing daughter blossom and fly into her future.”
Stafford: “Knowing I’ll always have these incredible human beings in my life.” Walters: “Seeing the amazing, kind, compassionate women that my daughters have become, and additionally, with great careers.”
Most Challenging Thing About Motherhood:
Maitland: “Learning to live a life of example; children are always watching and listening.”
Stafford: “Because I’m a single parent, everything!”
Walters: “Trying to maintain the balance of being a good role model as a caretaker and a partner, in addition to being someone with a career. And, of course, the worry! I always worry about them!”
Favorite Mother/ Child Activity:
Maitland: “Quilting and shopping for quilt supplies.”
Stafford: “Take them for a treat like yogurt after I pick them up from school and hang out.”
Walters: “Spending time with my beautiful granddaughter, Nora, and her mother, Grace, and her Aunt Savannah.”
Ideal Mother’s Day itinerary:
Maitland: “Coffee time, daughter time, eat something maybe, more daughter time.”
Stafford: “We celebrate with my mother and sister, too, by going out to brunch.”
Walters: “To be with both my daughters and my granddaughter, in the same place at the same time, and to go for a hike with the baby backpack or a bike with the baby buggy.”
Ideal Mother’s Day Gift:
Maitland: “Something handmade by my child.”
Stafford: “Anything handmade.”
Walters: “A big chocolate chip cookie after the above.”
Favorite TV Mom:
Maitland: “Marla Adams [ex-dina].”
Stafford: “Carol Brady. Shirley Partridge was really cool, too.”
Walters: “When it comes to moms of supernatural children on TV, I’ve done all right! On VAMPIRE DIARIES I had a
werewolf son; on STAR-CROSSED, I had an alien son and daughter; on THE FLASH I have a superpower daughter; and on TEEN WOLF I was the mother of a banshee!”
My Special Mom Skill:
Maitland: “Listening.” Stafford: “Whenever they get hurt, Ihave the magical power to take the pain away.”
Walters: “I’m a really good multitasker and organizer, and an all-around pretty good cheerleader!”
I Embarrass My Kid When I:
Maitland: “Cry at her concerts. She’s a classical musician, and I do it a lot.”
Stafford: “Dance or get mad at them in public.”
Walters: “Lose my mind during a Georgia football game.”
Word That Best Describes Motherhood:
Maitland:
“Circumnavigation.” Stafford:
“Challenging.”
Walters: “Allencompassing.”