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[quote=Anonymous]I'm close with my mom as is my sister (but in a different way). We were disciplined and embarrassed by my mom's behavior more than not (didn't want our friends over because my mom is a yeller). But we grew up in the 70/80s and our parents were born in the early 1940s. I just think parenting styles were different back then.

I worked with my mom when I was 16-21 which also built a different relationship.   I saw how she had my back at work and the protective side of her (plus no yelling while at work- lol).

I think you know that as you age and mature, you see your parents in a different light. At least for me, I was able to understand how my parent's upbringing molded how they behave. And also how some of their behaviors will never change - period. I never confided in my mom growing up. She was the parent. And that was that. Now we speak almost every other day and I talk about pretty much everything.

At your daughter's age, she is figuring out independence. It's very hard to gauge how your adult relationship will form. There's so many circumstances out of our control as we all age, you can't predict how the relationship will pan out.  I do feel that being the parent first will build the foundation to grow on. [/quote]

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