Do you remember how your parents used to wake you up in the morning? My mom used to throw open the blinds and rip off my comforter — I hated it.
If you think that's bad, then you need to check out TLC's sMothered. Then you'll be able to see how this mother wakes her 21-year-old daughter every morning by licking her face like a dog!
Marcia says that her daughter is undoubtedly her best friend, and Alena agrees. They do everything together and have even appeared on TLC's sMothered: a reality TV show about overbearing parents and their children.
Every morning, Marcia comes into her daughter's room and licks her face.
"She kept pestering me for a puppy and I wasn't able to get her a puppy, so I changed into a doggy," Marcia explained to the camera.
"I love it when my mom licks me. It kind of makes me feel closer to her when we do something fun and out of the ordinary," Alena said happily.
Her mother explained how Alena was born with an enzyme deficiency and had very little stamina as an infant.
Marcia would lick Alena and have her chase her all around the house as a way of building up her strength.
"It was really a good thing to help her grow and it just continued," Marcia explained.
Even now, the morning ritual that begins with the licking isn't complete until Alena has managed to chase down and catch her mom.
"When I catch my Mamma I do all my kissy-poos and I kiss her all up. She's very kissable," Alena said.
As rituals go, it's all quite sweet and cute, although the pair admit that outsiders might find it all odd.
"Some people don't agree or they wonder what is wrong with her. I love the idea as she's growing up of being able to do all those silly things," Marcia explained.
"It's getting a little tricky as she's getting older, but we still do all the same antics and we still play the same games and we have fun," Marcia said.
And that's something that other parents out there might just envy.
What do you think of Marcia and Alena's routine? Let us know in the comments!
