Why do mothers and daughters disagree?
Many women have difficult relationships with their mothers or their daughters, notes one writer, even when they want good relationships. A woman may recognize the difficult behavior of her own mother, yet find herself responding to her daughter in the same way her mother responded to her. Conversely, a mother, recognizing the conflicted interactions she experienced with her own mother, may resolve to have a different kind of relationship with her daughter than the one she had with her mother. While this may sound like a good idea, it can create difficulties, as well. Doing all the right things As mothers know, children do not come with an operations manual. The relationship between a mother and daughter is full of learning experiences. The reader will recall the April 11th article about the Longmont mother and daughter, Carleen and Savanah Burch, who enjoy a positive working relationship in addition to the one they have as parent and adult child. Even though their interactions are now
