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Mrs Keppel eclipsed her daughters. `We are not', Violet wrote of herself and her sister Sonia, `as lovable, or as good looking, or as successful as our mother. We do not equal, still less surpass her. We make do and mend.' Sonia concurred: `From my earliest childhood,' she wrote in her autobiography, Edwardian Daughter,

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Is the woman who raised your spouse nosy, critical or just plain annoying? Chances are she doesn’t hold a candle to this group of six famously difficult mothers-in-law. It includes Madge Gates Wallace, who never considered Harry Truman good enough for her daughter, and Bona Sforza, who allegedly poisoned her son’s brides. These legendary ladies and their meddlesome ways may even give you a dose of appreciation for your own mother-in-law.

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Born around 1494 into a powerful family that ruled Milan, Bona Sforza was married off to an older widower, King Sigismund I of Poland. Well-educated and clever, she involved herself in the realm’s political and financial affairs. But despite her influence, she failed to prevent an arranged marriage between her son Sigismund II and Elisabeth of Austria—a member of the House of Habsburg, which Bona vehemently opposed. Bona made no attempt to hide her dislike of her daughter-in-law, who died two years into the marriage. Sigismund’s choice for his next wife, his longtime mistress Barbara Radziwill, infuriated Bona, especially because prominent members of the court shared in her disapproval. Barbara succumbed to a mysterious illness five months after her wedding, leading many to suspect that Bona used poison to dispense with disappointing daughters-in-law.

Games for Mothers and Daughters to Play

Mothers Day is the day where people celebrate to honor their mothers and the feeling of motherhood, the maternal bonds, and the great influence of mothers in the world. The day is celebrated on different days on different parts of the world although the most common days occur in the spring. The celebration of this day first started in the United States during the start of the 20th century, and despite some of the confusion, it is not related to the celebrations of mothers which have been occurring throughout the world for a long time now.

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When most people think of parenting, they picture changing diapers, messy feeding times, and chasing a screaming child through a crowded grocery store. But parenting goes far beyond the requirements for meeting the basic survival needs of the child, and parents have a significant influence on how children turn out, including their personality, emotional development, and behavioral habits, as well as a host of other factors. It is important for the overall development of children that parents be present enough to support them, and this support fosters confidence and growth in many areas. Here we will explore the ways parents can impact the emotional development of their children.

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As though experiencing an earthquake, mothers of daughters may find their lives shifted, their deep feelings unearthed, the balance struck in all relationships once again off kilter. ~Elizabeth Debold and Idelisse Malave


Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor

Experts: Mom has biggest impact on girls' body image

An Italian noblewoman who married King Henri II of France, Catherine de’ Medici became a political force to be reckoned with during the successive reigns of her three sons. Hoping to consolidate her family’s power, she forced her daughter Marguerite to marry Henri de Bourbon, whose faith—Protestantism—and doting mother—Jeanne d’Albret—Catherine loathed. Jeanne fell ill and died shortly after arriving at court with her reluctant son, leading some to accuse Catherine of murdering her with poisoned gloves. After the wedding in 1572, Catholic mobs unleashed a wave of targeted killings on the Protestants who had gathered in Paris for the festivities. Historians think Catherine authorized or at least knew of the carnage, which her new son-in-law barely escaped. Catherine’s relationship with her daughter-in-law Mary Stuart was also strained. When the young queen’s husband Francis II died, Catherine ordered his grieving widow to return the crown jewels and head home to Scotland immediately.