Mother-daughter is an oft eulogised, little understood relationship. Popular media mostly paints it in two prominent ways, the best friend mom or the guide/mentor...
When I was 7, I celebrated my birthday in the normal 90s schoolgirl manner. Bring bag of chocolates to school, distribute chocolates in your class, pick one friend to tag along with you and go from class to class.
The inclination to grow up tracks the path of a parabola curve. As young children the idea of adulthood is seen as one full of possibilities. It is a time when we are overwhelmed with this confidence...