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Parenting Grown Daughters: What did we see when we saw “Lady Bird” ?

Lady-bird in car
Many of us who saw Greta Gertwig's Lady Bird were jolted into remembering our difficult relationships with our mothers–or, even closer at hand, with our daughters. A friend–the mother of a daughter who has been living abroad for 10 years–sent this email:

Have you seen Lady Bird? The mother/daughter relationship was heart breaking and I have spent time thinking about the times what I wanted my daughter to be got in the way of my liking what she was.

I am going to suggest she see it while she's here [on a two-week visit]. If she does, that should make for some interesting conversation.

 

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    Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski

    LadyBird is on my list to see. I can’t wait. I love Saoirse Ronan. She’s an amazing actress.

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