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"It&amp;amp;#8217;s no secret around Smitten that we adore our mamas and our dads. But when you really stop to think about it, are you closer to one of your parents? I know parents don&amp;amp;#8217;t like to pick favorites with their children, but do kids ever pick favorites with their parents? Let&amp;amp;#8217;s chat.People magazine recently dished that the first word out of Katherine Heigl&amp;amp;#8217;s baby girl&amp;amp;#8217;s little mouth was &amp;amp;#8220;Dada&amp;amp;#8221; and that she &amp;amp;#8220;attached&amp;amp;#8221; to her pops, Josh Kelley, much faster than she connected with Katherine. Of course the little one is still a tot but still, it got me thinking. As an adult, do you find yourself closer to one of your parents? I think when I was younger, I was closer to my dad. But now, I feel equally close to both of my parents. As for my husband, he&amp;amp;#8217;s totally the apple in his parents&amp;amp;#8217; eyes and is super close to them, but in different, yet equal ways. It&amp;amp;#8217;s really difficult to qualify something like closeness or feelings toward a relative, especially a parent. But I think in some cases, there is an absolute clear answer. Though her parents are still married, one of my friends is completely a mama&amp;amp;#8217;s girl and isn&amp;amp;#8217;t close to her dad at all. Another friend is like her ambitious dad in every way and she doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t relate to her mom at all. Neither of these gals feels resentment toward the parent they&amp;amp;#8217;re not close to, it&amp;amp;#8217;s just they&amp;amp;#8217;re much tighter with the other one. So my dears, I&amp;amp;#8217;d love to get a bit serious this afternoon. And remember, you&amp;amp;#8217;re anonymous! Do you think you&amp;amp;#8217;re closer to your mom or your dad? Or do you feel equally close to them? Or maybe you&amp;amp;#8217;re not close with either parent and you feel more connected with another relative? Is your boyfriend closer to his mom or his dad? If he&amp;amp;#8217;s not close to his mama, does it bother you? It&amp;amp;#8217;s a family affair! * How do some women just know they want families? * How comfortable are you around babies? * Do you see your relatives a lot? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Kane Skennar/Digital Vision"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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