Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul: Stories to Warm the Heart and Honor the Relationship (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most profound bonds in life. A mother feels her daughter's first kick during pregnancy, labors to bring her daughter into the world and watches as she takes her first breath of life. Similarly, a daughter opens up a new world and range of emotions to her mother, allowing her to feel an unconditional love she didn't know she possessed. For new moms in awe of their daughter's first step, veteran moms in a panic as their daughter leaves for her first prom or seasoned moms who have just caught themselves saying & ldquo;Because I said so! & rdquo; each will be touched and inspired by these heartwarming stories that share the life-defining moments of the mother/daughter relationship. Celebrity contributions include stories by Jacquelyn Mitchard and Joan Borysenko. Chapters include A Mother & rsquo;s Love; A Daughter & rsquo;s Love; Memories; Challenges; Lessons; Like Mother, Like Daughter; Loss and Healing; and Timeless Wisdom. This is the perfect book for all the special women in our lives for Mother & rsquo;s Day, a birthday, or any day COVER PAGE; TITLE PAGE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. A MOTHER'S LOVE; A MOTHER IS BORN; LIGHT; SPRING OF '59; CONFESSIONS; THE REUNION; THE NEEDLE; THE EDUCATION RING; SELFLESS SUPPORT; THE PRINCESS DRESS; THE BIRTH OF DAUGHTERS; MOVING IN WITH MOM; THE ROCKER; ALWAYS A MOTHER; 2. A DAUGHTER'S LOVE; ABIGAIL'S DOVE; THE MOTHER OF MOTHER'S DAY; IN YOUR EYES; A BUS TRIP FOR MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY; ARM IN ARM; THE WORLD'S WORST MOTHER; MY ORIGINAL ROLE; A SECRET FOR MOM; AND YOU ALWAYS WILL; THINGS I NEVER TOLD MY MOTHER; IS IT ASKING TOO MUCH?; 3. MEMORIES; THE MAGIC JAR YEARS; THE BEST DAY EVER

The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most profound bonds in life. A mother feels her daughter's first kick during pregnancy, labors to bring her daughter into the world and watches as she takes her first breath of life. Similarly, a daughter opens up a new world and range of emotions to her mother, allowing her to feel an unconditional love she didn't know she possessed.