Susan Forward...many daughters may never have given themselves permission to even 'consider' changing the relationship with their mothers, because they didn't think they had the right to do it.
About This Quote
In a previous post, I used the phrase "...and she was the daughter of her mother" to explain how a daughter's feelings for her mother can be similar to those daughters have felt all their lives. This quote by Susan Forward is a good example of how a daughter's feelings about a mother can take a long time to change. Here, forward explains how daughters may not have felt the right to decide what they wanted from their relationship with their mothers, especially if that relationship was very close.
Source: Mothers Who Cant Love: A Healing Guide For Daughters
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