My mother!
The most FAST PACED woman I've ever met. She gets more things done in an hour than most people get done in a week. Whenever she comes to visit or I visit her, I actually have to mentally prepare for the amount of activity I'm going to have to endure.
Very much in the moment... with opinions, people, activities, EVERYTHING. When I was younger and my mother would tell me no, I'd just wait until the next day & probably get a yes while asking the same exact question.
She's a people person & very charismatic. In a social situation, I used to cling by her side while she worked the room. She'd also always put other people on me when she was done talking with them & this always made me uncomfortable. In contrast, she actually dislikes most people - but puts on a damn good show. She's also quite the salesperson - exudes this charm that makes you feel comfortable while completely deceiving you. She also has a knack for dealing with difficult people - not in necessarily a diplomatic way, but more in a blunt, this is how it is kind of way.
My mother verbalizes every thought that comes into her head the second it enters her head. The words literally spill out of her and it causes her to put her foot in her mouth on more than one occasion. It also causes some people to see her as less genuine because her opinion changes so frequenly. I've come to learn that it's just because she didn't think things through before announcing them.
My house was not a touchy feely "I love you" sort of house. My mother doesn't express emotion easily & when she does, it comes out realllllly badly. She showed us her love & we had to figure that out. My mother always jokes that she's more of the father - and there's a lot of truth to that. She's never been much of a nurturing person by nature, but has done everything she could to provide for her children - moreso by financial support over emotional support.
Growing up with an ESTP mother was a lot of fun! She'd make chores seem like this great adventure - I remember one time she had us singing the Sound of Music while cleaning the kitchen. We used to go on mini spur of the moment day trips for no particular reason - just because it would be fun. If something wasn't fun, my mother would make it fun. We never had curfews growing up and if my brother or I were in a difficult situation (as in at a high school party where drinking was involved & needed a ride home), we always felt 100% comfortable calling her. Now, my mother and I are sure to go to a bar and put back a couple drinks when she visits. We have more of a best friend sort of relationship now that we live away from one another.
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