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[quote=Anonymous]I have not become my mother. I actively fight against it. My mother had this fantasy that our relationship would be the stereotype of a mother-daughter relationship she wanted it to be. And she stuck to that and then clung to it and now avoids me when I don't fall into place. Here are things that differentiate me from my mother: I let my DD get the blanket she wanted that I hate and didn't force her to get what I liked for her room. She chooses to dress in all black, white and gray clothes. I buy her those colors and only make her try on things in the store to amuse me occasionally. When she doesn't want to share gossip with me I do not forbid her from talking to her friends. When her bedroom is a wreck I tell her that seems overwhelming and offer to help. When she talks I think "what does T need to hear from me right now?" and I try to give her that. I ASK if I can give a suggestion and if she says no, I struggle but keep my mouth shut. [/quote]
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