I have a very unpleasant mother. GT and I can compare notes at times, and we've not decided yet who's worse off.
GT probably is, as it is with having children of your own parents become grandparents. Me, I can sever ties as much as I like, and I do.
When I was eventually forced to listen to myself presenting something, I uttered "I-I-I don't sound like my mother" which had my colleagues (both older) roaring with laughter, in a way that meant they understood and they also know of my background and troubles. As it turns out, I sound like family from fathers side, with a low voice, which appearantly is good as people listen to a lower voice rather than to a high one.