By Wanique Block
Like any other maternal-driven relationship, mother and daughter relationships simply cannot be described in words.
Starting at any age, the bond between a mother and her daughter is often, if not most of the time a bond that you cannot easily abandon.
Embedded in the tiny networks of our DNA, the bond between a mother and her daughter goes beyond all physical traits and mannerisms. It is innate.
It is for this reason why many of you, including myself, might see small glimpses of your mother within yourself.
While this may be comforting for some, others may be disheartened by this revelation.
Which brings me to the Feel Good conversation today with Andy Maqondwana. For the Girl Let’s Talk segment, Andy asks Feel Good listeners about the moment they realized that they have become their mothers.
Dineo shares her experience:
“It all started when I called my siblings from the other room and they replied ‘MA?’, assuming that I was our mother. (laughs) I’m not your mom!”
Dineo continues: “Recently I started waking up early every weekend. My mom did this. I always told myself that I would never do that, and guess who’s doing it now? (giggles)
To which Andy responds: “You are definitely your mothers child!”
Unlike Dineo who expressed admiration to her mother and the qualities she inherited, Feel Good listener and carbon copy of her mother, Zanele opens up about her strained relationship with her mother who abandoned and left her with family members at only one day old.
Zanele’s testament not only highlights how mother and daughter relationships aren’t perfect, but it also places emphasis on the fact that no one is perfect, and whether you like it or not, you will always find parts of your parents within yourself.
You may try to escape these intracacies but sooner or later you will realize that the apple actually doesn’t fall far from the tree.
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