I was given baby doll toys myself and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to revolve around childbearing – just as my mom's had before me and her mom's had before her.
When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else.
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We all seek approval and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not.
