The year was 2005. I was pregnant with my first child, living in a big city and had recently lost my mom. My best friend invited me over to her place for a girl’s night in and while we were trying to figure out which DVD to watch, she put the television on and told me I HAD to watch this show. Turns out, it was Gilmore Girls. We gushed as we watched and I couldn’t get over the special bond between the Mom and Daughter. 

At the time, I did not know what I was having. Everyone around me told me they thought I was going to have a boy, but at that moment, while watching that show in my girlfriend’s basement I wanted so badly to have a daughter. It was the first time in my pregnancy that I had definitely felt what I wished to have. A few months later, Ms. B was born.

Fast forward eleven years and I am an official Gilmore Girls-a-holic. I binge watched the entire series in 3…maybe 2 weeks (no YOU’RE addicted)! Now as I eagerly await the new shows to drop this FRIDAY the 25th Ms. B and I planning out our snack spread and getting geared up to watch Gilmore Girls together. Full circle eh?

Turns out, I’m not alone:

Netflix and…Mom?

62% of mothers and daughters say sharing TV shows helps build a stronger relationship 

With the return of Gilmore girls: A Year in the Life, Netflix is giving mothers and daughters another way to bond. A recent survey revealed more than half of women (53%) wish they spoke to their mother more often.  This November, fans all over the world can reconnect through the mother of all TV shows…because even reading this release will make you realize how much you want to call your mom.

More than half of mother-daughter duos surveyed (59%) report that post-show discussions are the best part of sharing a show together. In fact, watching together is so important that despite the distance, almost half of moms and daughters (41%) think watching together brings them closer. Even though one third of moms and daughters surveyed live thirty or more minutes apart, over half have gone out of their way to physically watch together on many occasions.

The ultimate mother-daughter pair, Rory and Lorelai, know the benefits of sharing show-inspired inside jokes and witty one-liners. Whether you and mom are die-hard fans or looking for your next binge together, Netflix is letting you send an invite for Date Night with Mom.

No matter what kind of mother-daughter relationship it is, Gilmore has something for you. The survey found that globally, almost equal portions of mother-daughter relationships fall into the following three groups:

•39% of respondents say they’re two peas in a pod, and are BFFs like Rory and Lorelai Gilmore.

•31% say they may be polar opposites like Lane and Mrs. Kim, but they just want what’s best for each other.

•30% know it can be complicated like Lorelai and Emily Gilmore, but they can’t imagine life without each other.

So on Friday November 25th, I will be all set with popcorn, coffee, pop tarts, coffee, Chinese food, coffee and pizza to watch Gilmore girls: A Year in the Life. Will you join me?

 

What’s your relationship with your mom like? Rory and Lorelai remind me a LOT of my mom and I minus the coffee (at the time) but I know that no two relationships are the same. Is your relationship with your mom more like:

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Leave me a comment below letting me know! Oh and if you’re not already a Gilmore Girls-a-holic, you may want to reconsider. Check it out on Netflix now.

DISCLOSURE: I am a member of the Netflix Canada Stream Team. As such, I receive special perks. All opinions are 100% my own.