In an ideal world, the new mom will more fully appreciate what her own mother went through as a parent, and the new granny will take pride in seeing her daughter handle those challenges for herself. But this is often not the case.
The shared excitement of a newborn can quickly dwindle as mom makes decisions about what she wants her baby to eat, wear and learn, and her mother has her own – very different – ideas of how her grandchild should be raised.
Bongi Ngobese (33), a mother to a five-month-old daughter, tells DRUM arguments with her mother regarding her daughter’s upbringing have become the norm.