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Mother is always right
I grew up with somewhat overbearing mother who always wanted only best for me. I had to be best in school, best in behaviour, best in sports, best in looks. I guess she wanted for me to become something she never had chance to become. At the time it was so difficult for me to meet her demands and I tried my best to be best daughter. As rebellious teenager I had problems understanding her intentions.
Later on in life I started working in banking and had to meet the demands of the business world. Surprisingly lots of things that my mother insisted for me to accept and act upon helped me in tough and demanding world of business. My desire to be best and work hard was recognized and over the time such habits entered in my blood. Surprisingly these traits were what attracted my husband to me as we met through my work.
Fast forward to present and I am past the my business career and happily enjoying being mother and wife. What came apparent is that I am raising my daughters almost in the same manner my mother raised me and introduce same values and ideals as my mother did with me. My husband absolutely approves my way of parenting and wants his family to be best. Nowadays my daughters face far much more expectations from their peers than I had to and they are increasingly seeking my love and guidance. I am increasingly becoming same way my mother was with me. At times it gave me such feeling of resentment but as time passes I realized there is nothing wrong in my life and family to be angry about and that my mother was right all along.
My mother helps but most of all approves my style of parenting since it vindicates her own methods long time ago employed on me. It must be that controlling traits passes in our family as it helped me in the business world and now helps me to be good mother and wife. I have become what my mother wanted me to be and her approval is my biggest reward. I do not doubt my mother anymore but accept her judgement. In her heart she always knew what was best for me and her struggle to raise me certainly gave me life winning traits that I used as an adult woman. I know that nowadays my daughters do not like it all the time but in the future they will see the light and understand.
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