When we’re young with our minds set on paving our own road in life, the last thing we as women want to hear is, "You’re just like your mother." When you’re in the midst of defining your own identity, hearing someone proclaim that you’re a carbon copy of the very woman you’re trying to wrestle your independence from can feel like a slap in the face. Yet once we’re firmly settled into adulthood, we’re more willing to accept mom’s influence on shaping who we are.