Mother, 68, bizarrely admits to waking up her 21-year-old adopted daughter by 'licking her like a puppy' in sMothered - and says she tastes 'pretty good and all sweet'

  • Marcia Galan, 68, and daughter Alena, 21, do everything together
  • Alena wasn't able to get puppy she wanted so Marcia 'turned into the doggy'
  • She revealed that she wakes up daughter every morning by 'licking her all up' 
  • Marcia, from upstate New York, says her relationship with Alena 'is unique'

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A mother bizarrely admitted to waking up her 'very kissable' 21-year-old daughter every morning by 'licking her like a puppy' in sMothered!

Tonight's episode of TLC's sMothered - which chronicles the lives of six mother-daughter duos who share an unusually close bond - focuses on 68-year-old Marcia Galan and her 21-year-old daughter and 'best friend' Alena, who do everything together.   

Giving an idea of how close their relationship is, Marcia, who lives in upstate New York, confesses that the duo share a less than ordinary morning routine. 

'My relationship with her is unique,' she explains. 'In the mornings I walk into her room and I just lick her all up. 

'She kept pestering me for a puppy and I couldn't get her a puppy, so I turned into the doggy. Alena tastes pretty good and all sweet, I just want to eat her all up.' 

In tonight's episode of TLC's sMothered, 68-year-old Marcia Galan reveals she wakes up her 21-year-old daughter and 'best friend' Alena, by licking her like a puppy (pictured)

In tonight's episode of TLC's sMothered, 68-year-old Marcia Galan reveals she wakes up her 21-year-old daughter and 'best friend' Alena, by licking her like a puppy (pictured)

For Alena, who was born in Siberia, Russia, and adopted by Marcia as a toddler, reveals her mother's puppy antics make her feel closer to her (pictured)

For Alena, who was born in Siberia, Russia, and adopted by Marcia as a toddler, reveals her mother's puppy antics make her feel closer to her (pictured)

For Alena, who was born in Siberia, Russia, and then adopted by Marcia as a toddler, reveals her mother's puppy antics make her feel closer to her. 

'I love it when my Mamma licks me, it kind of makes me feel closer to her because we're doing something funny and out of the ordinary,' she says, 'It's a thing we do every single day.'

But the unusual morning routine doesn't stop there. Once she's finally out of bed, Alena then playfully chases her mother around the house. 

'When Alena was very little she didn't have much stamina, so I would say "you can't get me, you can't get me."'

Alena suffers from an enzyme deficiency, and the chasing started as a way of increasing her stamina and encouraging growth when she was a child. But the routine has stuck, and the pair continue to chase each other regularly. 

For fun, Marcia and Alena, who are self-confessed 'best friends,' chase each other around in the living room (pictured)

For fun, Marcia and Alena, who are self-confessed 'best friends,' chase each other around in the living room (pictured)

Once Alena eventually catches her mother, it's her turn to play puppy - and she gives her lots of licks (pictured)

Once Alena eventually catches her mother, it's her turn to play puppy - and she gives her lots of licks (pictured)

Marcia (pictured) lights candles on a cake to celebrate Alena's adoption 18 years ago

Marcia (pictured) lights candles on a cake to celebrate Alena's adoption 18 years ago

'It was really a good thing to help her grow and it just continued,' Marcia says. 

Once Alena eventually catches her mother, it's her turn to play puppy.

'When I catch my Mamma I do all my kissy-poos and I kiss her all up,' she enthuses. 'She's very kissable!' 

Marcia acknowledges that her relationship with her daughter may seem odd to some people. 

'Some people don't agree or they wonder what is wrong with her,' she adds. 

But Marcia's determined to hold a tight bond with her daughter. 

'I love the idea as she's growing up of being able to do all those silly things,' she explains. 

Alena suffers from an enzyme deficiency, and the chasing started as a way of increasing her stamina and encouraging growth as a child. Pictured, a nurse gives Alena her home infusion

Alena suffers from an enzyme deficiency, and the chasing started as a way of increasing her stamina and encouraging growth as a child. Pictured, a nurse gives Alena her home infusion 

Once she's finally out of bed, Alena playfully chases her mother around the house. Pictured the duo talk with each other in their kitchen

Once she's finally out of bed, Alena playfully chases her mother around the house. Pictured the duo talk with each other in their kitchen

'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.'

Elsewhere in the program, another new mother and daughter who have a particularly unusual way of starting the day are 55-year-old Mary and 19-year-old Brittani, who start each morning by taking a shower together.

Stripped fully naked, the pair share their walk-in shower together, and Mary even helps wash her daughter, lathering her up and getting her ready for the day. 

'The best way to start our day is in the shower,' Mary says. 'I love her and I don't see anything wrong with it. I have been helping Brittani takes showers since she was five; I'm just a doting mother!' 

For Brittani, it's the perfect way of spending time with her mother. 

'When my mother does simple things like washing my hair or washing my body, it makes me feel comforted,' she adds.

The brand new series of sMothered airs at 9pm tonight exclusively on TLC

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