CNN In-Depth Specials - Mother's Day 1999

A mother's influence runs deep -- from the blue eyes she contributed to your gene pool, to what you say when you stub your toe: "DAD-GUMM-IT!" No one knew this better than playwright Oscar Wilde who quipped, "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."

Which of your own talents, faults, beliefs and expressions do you owe to good ol' mom? This is the place to 'fess up.

And don't forget your raincoat, either.

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