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Talking About the Past...Even When You Don't Want to

Daughter's perspective: I'm all grown up—down to the age spot on my forehead—and still, I act like a child around my mother. 

Mom's perspective: She's all grown up—and still, she doesn't understand what I tried to do as a parent and (gulp) a person. 

How can the two of you get around all the murk and misunderstandings of the past and start a new relationship? This week, one woman gives it a shot with her own personal to-change list called: 12 Things I'm Too Stubborn To Tell My Mother.

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