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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]At this point, there's probably not much I can do about the relationship with my own mother but quite frankly, I'm terrified that I'll end up having the same issues with my daughter. [/quote]

Children learn what they live.  You need to model closeness with your mom if you want closeness with your daughter.  Make an effort to change your relationship with your mother and your daughter will see this behavior as the norm.[/quote]

[b]Oh, what a load of shit.[/b] My mom was a neglectful, mean, manipulative person and we're not close at all. There is a reason we are not close! When my children grow, I hope we will always remain close because of the bond we forged with them, because I paid attention to them and spent time with them and showed my love and care every single day in a way that my mother did not bother to do.  [/quote]

Well said. My otherwise-wonderful inlaws assume my children, too, might cut me out when they're adults, since I did the same to my mother. I reply, nicely, that I'd deserve it if I treated them the way my mother treated me, both as a child and as an adult. [/quote]

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