The mother-daughter bond is the closest and most emotionally intense of all relationships. But as daughters grow older, the natural evolution of becoming an independent-thinking woman creates a forceful current against that unifying mother-daughter bond. Mothers start out as the primary caregiver and role model for their daughters. Many secretly hope and expect their daughters will turn out just like them. Yet as daughters mature, they must become physically, psychologically and financially independent. In their attempts to carve out their own unique identities, daughters often choose paths that are purposefully different from their mothers.
