Mother and Daughter, a Heavenly Relationship Failed Daughter and mother relationship is an endless topic for many writers. They are meant to share the bond of love and care for each other. In the real world, however, their relationship is not as successful as it ought to be. The stories "How to Talk to Your Mother" and "I Stand Here Ironing" are the examples of this conflict. Lorrie Moore is distinguished for the clever wordplay, …showed first 75 words of 1244 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1244 total…is the torment, outside pressures. The dress is her problem, or Emily. The mother is ironing out the problem from inside her heart. Both stories carry the same message of mother and daughter relationship that most people faced the same path. In the society right now, there are many children experienced child abuses. As for many parents, they could not get their kids to listen to them. The heavenly relationship failed as lives go on.