Does Pence really call his wife 'mother'? Aide says it's 'a myth that drives me crazy'

The Hill ^ | 09/09/2021 | Judy Kutz

[ChicagoConservative27]

An aide to former Vice President Mike Pence is dispelling what she's calling the "myth" that he refers to his wife as "mother."

"This is a myth that drives me crazy," Alyssa Farah, a former press secretary for Pence, said on the inaugural episode of "One Decision," a global affairs podcast hosted by journalist Michelle Kosinski and former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove.

"This has driven me crazy for years because it's weird. That would be very weird if he called her mother," Farah said of Pence's supposed pet name for his wife, Karen.

The "myth" seemingly originated from a 2017 Rolling Stone article, which cited an anonymous source who said at a dinner with lawmakers the then-Indiana governor referred to his wife of more than three decades as "mother."

[ronniesgal]

oh my goodness you like to talk. Its.still.weird.to.me.
Please let this lie. Goodbye.

[StAnDeliver]

"I think it's almost humorous that all these loser GOPe tools are suddenly showing up with 'he's a regular guy' and 'not Trump' stories all of a sudden. Jeb Bush, Condi Rice, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, all popping up out of nowhere."

THIS.

[StAnDeliver]

"This is a dump thread and should be deleted for wasting bandwidth."

Agreed.

[imardmd1]

I wasn’t writing just to you. I wouldn’t waste my time on that. But it’s a free country yet, and a forum that promote a Freer Republic. You’re one that contributes, as clearly here. Bonne soiree!

[BradyLS]

??? Must be a Midwest thing cuz I’ve heard husbands call their wives who were the mother of their children “Mother.”