What daughters really think of Mom

Who knew mothers were so controversial? In a Good Housekeeping poll of mothers and daughters, 72 percent of respondents “described their mother as a friend.” On the other hand, nearly one-fifth described the relationship in such terms as “cool and reserved” and “high maintenance.” Moreover, “64 percent of women say their relationship with their daughters is loving, but only 47 percent say their relationship with their mothers is loving.” And while 69 percent of women said they’d “be open to having their mother move in with their family, if it came to that,” this means nearly one-third would leave Ma out on the ice.