The relationship between mothers and their daughters is a complex one. Frequently is it strained and tragically sometimes it is destroyed beyond repair.
As we struggle coming to terms with us never becoming mothers ourselves the obvious person for us to turn to is our own mother. They were a source of comfort and safety from the moment we were only a bunch of dividing cells. So, it’s natural that we would seek that comfort and safety again in our hour of desperate need.
Utopian mothers
Some mothers are great. I hear it all the time in the Canbace/CNBC communities. They understand how much pain their daughter is in. Unexpected “I saw this and thought of you” gifts arrive in the post. Time and understanding are given when, yet another pregnancy announcement, send us down into a spiral of despair.
If your mother is like this, I would like you to thank them for me. They are amazing women and I am so pleased that you have their support.
If that sounds like a utopia that you could only dream of, you are not alone. Unfortunately, these empathetic mothers are not the norm. They form a small minority that holds the lack of support and understand from others into sharp relief.
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