Exceptional Are we really so different--mothers and daughters? Mama's Footsteps by A.Myers85 Artwork by VMarguarite at FanArtReview.com

Two women: born halfway across the world— one in Minnesota and the other in California. Two women: one a self-published, nonfiction writer; the other dreams of seeing her fictional works published. Two women: one an educator dedicated to guiding and molding young high schoolers; the other long denied her innate teacher blood. Two women: one escaped Minnesota winters and followed her husband-to-be to California; the other fled to Arkansas, desperate to escape memories of a life no longer hers. Two women: one resides encased in a permanent home of dirt and grass with a marble headboard; the other retires her childistic views and spreads her wings, ready for true adulthood. Two women—alike but different, as is the case with mothers and daughters. Perhaps there’s truth in the old proverb: the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Recognized Author Notes Dedicated to my dear mother, who left us June 29, 2012. You laid the foundation for the woman I've become, taught me the basics of writing, instilled a deep-seated sense of value, especially of family, and inspired a love of reading--even though I struggled initially, you never gave up; above all, you loved me with steadfast loyalty. When Mom first left and Dad told me, "You're the woman of the house now," I panicked. Did that mean I needed to fill her shoes and carry on the same way? The last eleven years, although filled with grief and learning to cope and move forward, I now understand the meaning of his seven words. I'll never be my mother, and that's okay. I'm me, and she taught me to stay true to myself. Yes, we have our differences, but we're also bound together forever in our similarities. I am my mother's daughter, and I still find it hilarious that I'm retracing her footsteps.

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