Love and admiration: A Mother’s Day interview with Margaret and Samantha

“She’s my world.”

There is just something about mothers and daughters. It’s the first relationship we ever experience and as a result, it can be hard to find the words to describe that often-unspoken bond that still speaks volumes. This Mother’s Day mother and daughter Margaret Palmer, 75, and Samantha Mohammed, 47, reveal all on their mother-daughter bond.

Margaret, an ExtraCare retirement village resident, and Samantha a PSA (Personal Support Assistant) who works at her mum’s village answered six questions. They shared their favourite memories, what they’ve learned from one another, and how they find working and living at Hagley Road Village.

What is your favourite memory of each other?

MP: Gosh there are lots, I would honestly say the day she was born.

SM: When I was younger, I used to finish dance class on a Saturday afternoon, come home, and mum would teach me how to jive. All my friends would also meet at my house after school and have a cup of tea with my mum.

What is your favourite quality in one another?

MP: She always makes my day because she’s so jolly, pleasant, and I love her so much.

SM: Being true to herself.