Mothers & Daughters

I really hope and wish that I will have a better relationship with my daughter than what I had with my mother.  I know most mothers & daughters have issues and rough rocky roads but I never had a good relationship with my mom.

I think that right from the start my mom had a hard time relating to me and understanding my personality.  I have always been very quiet, reserved, self conscious and shy.  I remember as a child most people thought that I was arrogant or snobbish because I was too shy to look people in the eye when talking to them.  I don’t think my mom & I knew how to communicate with each other.  Our relationship probably would have improved in my adulthood but as a child we definitely didn’t understand each other.

My daughter has a very different personality than me, in fact I think we are quite opposite.  She is quite stubborn, she knows what she wants and tries everything to make sure she gets it.  She has very strong, somtimes turbulant emotions.  (Probably why I felt so bipolar during my pregnancy with her!)

I hope and pray that I will have a strong bond with her.  We seem to be off to a good start so far but we have a long ways to go!  I want the kind of relationship where she will feel like she can confide in me, tell me all of her hopes, dreams and anxieties.  I pray that I am a good role model for her, that she will have the confidence and strength to be what ever she wants to be.

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