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Mothers and Adult Daughters: Creating Healthy Boundaries
By
Linda Mintle
One of the common areas of tension between mothers and adult daughters involves boundaries. Boundaries are important in all relationships, and mothers and adult daughters are no exception. Different expectations about the relationship often play a role when it comes to making the relationship work. Mothers tend to want more time and attention than their…
Find the Good in Your Mother
By
Linda Mintle
Happy Mother’s Day! One of my greatest joys is being a mother to my two children. They had my heart the day they were born and my love for them only continues to grow through the years. To all the moms today, you are blessed! Even though my mom is no longer with me, I…
Moving Past Our Anger at Mom
By
Linda Mintle
Why do we get so angry at our moms? Is it because we know we can and they won’t leave us? Is it because we are too much alike? Or is it because it is such an intimate, important relationship that we have lots of expectations? Have you ever said or thought, “I love my…
Going Home, With Realistic Expectations
By
Linda Mintle
Sitting with women friends at coffee one day, the conversation turned to the topic of mothers and daughters. There we sat, discussing how to feel like grown ups around our moms. Visits home often left these women feeling like they were ten-years-old again. At one point, they all turned to me and said, “Ok start…
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