The Top Things Mothers And Daughters Fight About
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Secrets
Do you keep secrets from your parents? Maybe withhold information to which you fear they wouldn’t react well? Or would judge? Maybe you’ve already had experiences in which you tried to open up to your mother about things that were important to you – relationship issues or career insecurities – and she didn’t respond in the exact way you wanted, so you stopped telling her things. Maybe as you’ve grown older, you’ve learned about some major pieces of information your mother kept from you, like about drama in the family, financial matters, affairs, abuse, history…there can be a lot of secrets in a family. While we often keep these to “protect” someone, they can of course create distance, and eventually, conflict when they come out.
