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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I (a woman) definitely had (and still have) that "desirable" mother-daughter relationship with my own mom, but today, as adults, my brother and his wife are much closer to my parents, physically and in terms of overall involvement. My parents are more involved in my niece and nephew's lives than in my own kids' and my brother and his family will likely be the ones doing the bulk of elder care. They speak on the phone at least as often as I do, and see each other more.  This isn't a result of a strained relationship or anything, it's just more our nature. My brother was always a kid who stayed closer to home and more of a family-first personality.

I have a son and daughter now and, while they're still young, won't be totally surprised if things play out similarly. At least, it's been helpful to have my own history to guide my subconscious parenting style and avoid the sort of grooming by gender around female caretaking and male "independence" (or whatever the right word there should be).[/quote]

+1. Parenting has a lot do with final results, even though many don't want to admit this.[/quote]

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