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'Mothers Without Boundaries' Takes On Those Overbearing Moms We All Know

'Mothers Without Boundaries' Is Here To Help Women WithKinds Of Moms
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You should have married that doctor.

It's tough when you have a mother who focuses on your faults rather than your successes. "Nobody's perfect, most of all you." Gee, thanks, mom. And yet, despite the fact that you often can't spend twenty minutes in the same room as her without being picked apart, you love her forever.

Comedian Jena Friedman and friends give us their take on this motherly phenomenon in this sketch from their Doctors Without Borders benefit show in NYC last month.

Watch the fake PSA above (Warning: some NSFW language) and stay strong when visiting home this holiday season.

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The Stages Of Your Mom Joining Facebook
So, your mom is thinking about joining Facebook.(01 of17)
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She's finally ready to do "what all the kids are doing."(02 of17)
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Despite the fact that all the kids are on tumblr now. (credit:<a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/KJXClfNiq0vCM" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Giphy" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad4964e4b04234e858ced5" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://giphy.com/gifs/KJXClfNiq0vCM" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">Giphy</a>)
Sure, she's late to the game, but what could go wrong?(03 of17)
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Now you have to show her how to use it.(04 of17)
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Watch out: she's going to get excited.(05 of17)
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Her first friend request? Oh yeah, it's going to you.(06 of17)
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But don't worry, it's not like you have to accept it right away.(07 of17)
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Give yourself some time to clean up your profile.(08 of17)
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Un-tag all those drunk photos from college.(09 of17)
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Make sure your friends don't write anything inappropriate on your wall.(10 of17)
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Make sure she knows the difference between Private Messages and Comments.(11 of17)
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All it takes is one embarrassing message on your wall for everyone to find out how much your mom coddles you. (credit:<a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/aKYpYXhR6kH1S" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Giphy" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad4964e4b04234e858ced5" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://giphy.com/gifs/aKYpYXhR6kH1S" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Giphy</a>)
And don't be afraid to warn her about meddling in your conversations with friends.(12 of17)
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Be warned: She's going to mom it up. Hard.(13 of17)
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She might even poke you.(14 of17)
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You might regret your decision to help her.(15 of17)
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You might even be tempted to unfriend her.(16 of17)
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But come on, you can't unfriend your own mother.(17 of17)
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