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Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth. Women and Their Fathers, ch. 3 (1992).
— Victoria Secunda
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Hearing a daughter repeat her mother's words becomes an unsettling moment of recognition. The passage describes language being passed on, without specifying the words or claiming every mother reacts this way. The book, chapter and year citation remains a retained source note.
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