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Chinese Mother-Daughter Relationship
Chinese Mother-Daughter Relationship
Xiao Chuzhou et al.
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The moment I was born, when the doctor said, "It's a girl," my mom burst into tears.
【Synopsis】
For mothers, is maternal love an instinct, or something that needs to be learned? Is motherhood a mission inherently bestowed and unavoidable, or a personal choice?
For daughters, is the relationship with their mother, beyond the natural bond of blood and kinship, also a form of interaction between women? If so, why is it that topics we can discuss in depth with female friends or mentors often become difficult to broach with our own mothers?
The mother-daughter relationship is one of the most complex human relationships, an age-old proposition. Caught between the contradiction of seeking self and seeking attachment, they are often the most familiar adversaries and the strongest allies.
Currently, on one hand, mother-daughter relationships around us are becoming increasingly diverse; on the other hand, society's understanding and discussion of mother-daughter relationships are placed in a more complex context and dimension, both sharp and ambiguous.
Stories from scholars, female creators, and ordinary mothers and daughters around us reflect, from one perspective, the younger generation's understanding of intimate and family relationships, as well as the true state of women's spiritual condition and gender awareness in recent years.
【Editor's Recommendation】
Before becoming "mothers" or "daughters," every woman is first and foremost herself.
She can regret becoming a mother; she can suffer from love that is too strict or too heavy.
The authors of "Chinese-Style Mother-Daughter Relationships" candidly share their experiences and thoughts with an inclusive perspective of "no standard answers," presenting diverse possibilities for mother-daughter relationships, from confrontation to reconciliation. When a daughter takes her mother to a cosmetic clinic, when a stand-up comedian uses humor to bridge the generational gap with her mother, when a mother gradually lets go of her anxiety about her daughter not "establishing herself by thirty," when topics of aging and death replace cruel and stubborn love... they accept each other's differences and contradictions, and also accept the outcome that they can never fully understand each other.
Eliminating the deification of motherhood and allowing mother-daughter relationships to return to being a type of interpersonal relationship – this voice has been growing louder in recent years. Mothers and daughters do not need to be trapped in the binary opposition of "love" versus "no love," or "filial piety" versus "rebellion," but can re-establish equal boundaries through intergenerational dialogue. May every reader puzzled by mother-daughter relationships find the key to re-understanding each other and liberating themselves through the resonance of reading.
【Synopsis】
For mothers, is maternal love an instinct, or something that needs to be learned? Is motherhood a mission inherently bestowed and unavoidable, or a personal choice?
For daughters, is the relationship with their mother, beyond the natural bond of blood and kinship, also a form of interaction between women? If so, why is it that topics we can discuss in depth with female friends or mentors often become difficult to broach with our own mothers?
The mother-daughter relationship is one of the most complex human relationships, an age-old proposition. Caught between the contradiction of seeking self and seeking attachment, they are often the most familiar adversaries and the strongest allies.
Currently, on one hand, mother-daughter relationships around us are becoming increasingly diverse; on the other hand, society's understanding and discussion of mother-daughter relationships are placed in a more complex context and dimension, both sharp and ambiguous.
Stories from scholars, female creators, and ordinary mothers and daughters around us reflect, from one perspective, the younger generation's understanding of intimate and family relationships, as well as the true state of women's spiritual condition and gender awareness in recent years.
【Editor's Recommendation】
Before becoming "mothers" or "daughters," every woman is first and foremost herself.
She can regret becoming a mother; she can suffer from love that is too strict or too heavy.
The authors of "Chinese-Style Mother-Daughter Relationships" candidly share their experiences and thoughts with an inclusive perspective of "no standard answers," presenting diverse possibilities for mother-daughter relationships, from confrontation to reconciliation. When a daughter takes her mother to a cosmetic clinic, when a stand-up comedian uses humor to bridge the generational gap with her mother, when a mother gradually lets go of her anxiety about her daughter not "establishing herself by thirty," when topics of aging and death replace cruel and stubborn love... they accept each other's differences and contradictions, and also accept the outcome that they can never fully understand each other.
Eliminating the deification of motherhood and allowing mother-daughter relationships to return to being a type of interpersonal relationship – this voice has been growing louder in recent years. Mothers and daughters do not need to be trapped in the binary opposition of "love" versus "no love," or "filial piety" versus "rebellion," but can re-establish equal boundaries through intergenerational dialogue. May every reader puzzled by mother-daughter relationships find the key to re-understanding each other and liberating themselves through the resonance of reading.
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页数/Page: 208