Does Mike Pence call his wife Karen ‘mother’?

VICE President Mike Pence allegedly calls his wife “mother”, according to an in-depth profile story of him in Rolling Stone magazine. 

Pence was heard referencing his as “mother” during a dinner at his house when he was governor. 

⚠️ Follow ourfor the latest news & updates

Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘mother’?

Several legislators invited to Mike Pence’s house when he was governor of Indiana overheard him calling his wife Karen “mother”, according to . 

The seven legislators invited heard Pence shouting to Karen across the table saying: “Mother, Mother, who prepared our meal this evening?”

While some thought it was a joke and were in disbelief, Pence asked his wife a different question but still referred to her as “mother”.

“Mother, Mother, whose china are we eating on?” he asked Karen.

Karen supposedly then explained to the guests where the expensive china they were using for dinner had come from, as many were still shocked that her husband had such a strange pet name for her. 

However it is not unusual for some families to refer to their partner as mom and dad but this is usually just in front of the children.

Jay Nordlinger writes in the that “it used to be common in the Midwest” and that former President Ronald Reagan called his wife Nancy, Mommy.

Who is Mike Pence’s wife Karen?

Karen Pence, 63, was the First Lady of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 and was also a school teacher and painter.

Given her husband’s job as vice president, she is considered the second lady of the US. 

In 2020 she revealed the results of her after working out consistently and changing her look with many supporters praising her lifestyle change on Instagram.

When did they get married?

Prior to marrying Pence, Karen was married to her high school sweetheart

The pair married in 1978 and divorced shortly after.

Karen met Pence at Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Church and the two got engaged in 1984.

They married the following year and