13 ‘Gilmore Girls’ Moments any Mother-Daughter Duo Will Relate To
When it comes to fictional mother/daughter duos, plenty of pairs come to mind, but the Gilmore Girls stand out among the rest. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore aren’t just mother and daughter — they’re best friends, and their bubbly dynamic is total fam goals.
Anyone who happens to be BFFs with their mom knows how special that relationship can be. There’s a moment where your mom is no longer just “a mom” and starts to become one of your actual friends. For some, that switch might happen earlier in life, while others may feel it later on, but anyone who considers their mom their bestie knows just how fortunate they are.
If you love binge-watching TV shows and ordering takeout with your mom, you probably relate to Rory and Lorelai quite a bit. In honor of the Netflix revival premiering THIS MONTH (finally!), here are 13 signs that you and your mom are just like the Gilmore Girls:
1/13You love to eat junk food together.
Pizza? Check. Ice cream? Check. Chocolate? Check. You and your mom are ready for a girls’ night in, and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
2/13Your mom passed her coffee dependence down to you.
You’ve inherited a lot from your mom – the color of her eyes perhaps, or her hair texture, and definitely her love of coffee. Perhaps you started drinking coffee in high school (or earlier) just so you could keep her company, and now it’s become “your thing.”
3/13You have code words for everything.
Rory and Lorelai have all sorts of weird catchphrases (“copper boom” anyone?) and so do you and your mama. In fact, all you have to do is send a two-word text message, and she would instantly know what’s going on in your life.
4/13And you can talk super fast to one another.
Other people have trouble following your conversations when you’re together, because you both talk at an incredibly fast pace. And when you’re in each other’s presence, it gets even faster because you’re inspired by the other person’s speed.
5/13You have zero secrets from each other.
You tell your mom everything – and we do mean everything. You tell her when you like someone new, spilled when you had your first kiss, let her know when you’re in a fight with your significant other — literally everything. No topic is off limits or too personal.
6/13Seriously, you’d call her before you call anyone else.
When something major happens to you – good or bad – your mom is the first person you call or text. She’d be number one on your speed-dial, if speed-dial were still a thing.
7/13And your friends think she’s pretty much the coolest.
You’re used to being the one with the “cool mom.” And she’s actually cool – it’s not a Mrs. George situation from Mean Girls. Your friends love hanging out with her just as much as they enjoy spending time with you.
8/13Leaving your mom is the hardest part about going away to college.
Or sleepaway camp. Or vacation. Or pretty much anytime you have to be apart from her. You probably don’t miss anything about your hometown as much as you miss your mom, and you’re not afraid to admit it.
9/13And you have no qualms about having sleepovers with her after you move out.
Remember that episode when Rory moves into her dorm at Yale, and then Lorelai drives back a few hours later to sleep over because they miss each other? Yeah, you relate to that pretty hardcore, and you’d have no problem inviting your mom to your dorm for a slumber party any day.
10/13You share clothes.
AKA, you routinely “borrow” clothes from her closet and hope that she doesn’t notice. And she does it right back to you – even more often.
11/13Sometimes you fight.
After all, Rory and Lorelai didn’t speak to one another for half of an entire season! It’s normal to fight with your mom, and because you’re so close, your fights tend to hit home more than others.
12/13But you always make up eventually.
Just like the Gilmore Girls, you and your mom can’t stay angry at each other for long. One of you always caves and apologizes, and it’s like you never even fought at all.
13/13The best thing someone can tell you is that you’re just like your mom.
It’s the ultimate compliment: “You and your mom are exactly alike.” Whenever someone says it, you smile and say “thank you,” and inside you think, I know.
