Although his mom passed away when he was only 13, How has always felt that she has been there at his side. "Without my mother there never would have been me. I don't just mean biologically, but also spiritually. For me to have been able to become who I am today, the greatest influence has been my mother."
雖然母親在他 13 歲時就過世了，但郝明義總覺得媽媽一直在身邊，「沒有媽媽就沒有我，我說的不只是生理，也指靈魂，我之所以成為『今天的這個我』，媽媽的影響最大。」