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Turning into your mother can be a joy and a trial. #DearDaughter
Turning into your mother can be a joy and a trial. When Jacinta in Johannesburg became a parent, she found that her perspective on her own mother changed completely. She reads a letter to her young daughters about what they can learn from older generations after realising “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. Plus, how to avoid telling your children that they’ll only understand things when they get older.
Letter writer: Jacinta
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Dear Daughter
Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo

