my mom is a definite ESFJ !
i have lots of very positive things to say about her... let's see - she's a teacher, and she is awesome with kids. she always knows the right thing to do to make them smile. she is probably the most consistently hardworking person i am close to, in terms of she stays generally busy from 6 am to 9 pm. somehow the bowels of the internet are not appealing to her, and she doesn't get lost in idle projects like her husband and kids (we're all NPs). she has an amazing gift for communication... i think she could get just about anyone to do anything for her, if she wanted, but she doesn't abuse it. she's always on time and she's excellent with numbers. she's very responsible overall.
as a mom, she was my best friend when i was little. she was teaching me to read words when i was only 3 and 4, and i remember spending lots of time playing with her in the backyard while she taught me things. i loved it. she's definitely nurturing and protective. as a child i always was ahead of the game at school thanks to her, and when i got really sick she would fight tooth and nail for me to get the best care possible. she's always been my biggest advocate, and never during my childhood did i feel unloved or unwanted. i know that she sacrifices tons of her free time for the sake of keeping the family running... love my INTP dad though i do, he can be sort of spacey about the practicalities. so mom pretty much runs everything. i owe her a ton in terms of being a relatively well-functioning NFP - i'm fairly practical and socially adept. i fear that if my mom hadn't been the one to raise me, i may have turned out much more socially awkward and much less capable practically. it's thanks to her that i transitioned easily to being independent.
at the same time, as i've gotten older, sometimes her care feels a little
too protective... i get frustrated with her occasionally because sometimes she'll want to help me, even though it's really just easiest for me to do things myself - but she'll feel rejected and get upset if i don't want her help. and to be fair, i think her biggest problem with me is that i get really absorbed in things like the internet or projects and am not on time or don't take care of day-to-day responsibilities, which ends up totally inconveniencing her if she's counting on me.
we bond well over pretty much everything besides that... our hobbies don't always overlap, but we usually enjoy just doing day-to-day stuff together. and we're really good travelling companions, which i think is awesome.
i mean, we squabble and all sometimes, but as far as moms go, i really can't picture having a better one