Rosjke Hasseldine

The first step in understanding the dynamics between mothers and daughters and what causes mothers and daughters to fight is to understand that mothers and daughters do not relate in a cultural vacuum.

Mother’s Day is a Hallmark tradition in which mothers are honored and revered, but underneath the cards and flowers lies a rarely talked about conversation that asks; who is taking care of mom?

In this blog I explain what may be going on between Nancy Pelosi and AOC, a younger newly elected female politician. I outline how generational differences and the power struggle of who gets to be heard are common conflict-causing dynamics between women and mothers and daughters, and how these dynamics are created.

It is commonly believed that the mother-daughter relationship is a complicated one, and mothers and daughters are often made to feel that they are solely to blame for their relationship conflicts.

I grew up being invisible to my mother. My mother had no idea how to listen to me or how to recognize that I was my own person, because she didn’t know how to listen to herself and acknowledge her own personhood.