No matter how long you’ve been in the parenting biz, there is still so much to learn about being a mom. Marin Hinkle and Caroline Aaron may be empty nesters, and they may have been playing the iconic matriarchs on The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselsince 2017 — (Psst! The fifth and final season drops on Amazon Prime Video today!) — but even they are still growing into their roles of “Mom.”

And while they can soak up lessons from other mothers in their lives and countless other sources, they are also taking direction from their characters. Hinkle plays Rose Weissman, the mother of the main character, Miriam “Midge” Maisel (played by the brilliant Rachel Brosnahan who, by the way, is taking some seriously enviable props from the set). Weissman is an Upper West Sider who is all about the upkeep of her home and keeping up appearances.