Books · 1992
Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter’s mouth.
— Victoria Secunda • Women and Their Fathers, ch. 3
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An editorial interpretation.
Hearing familiar words in a daughter’s voice turns an ordinary remark into a moment of recognition. A parent encounters her own influence outside herself, where it may sound unexpectedly revealing. The haunting quality comes from that return: language passed on casually can expose how closely someone has been listening.
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