A Mother Daughter Retreat
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The one thing I never did with my mom as a young adult was to go away-- just the two of us to have uninterrupted mother daughter time. And while I suppose it was indicative of our parents' generation (as I really don’t know anyone of my peers who did those type of things with their mothers), I am left to believe it simply wasn’t on their radar. Fortunately, times have changed and these types of multi-generational outings including grandmother, mother, daughter have become more popular.
And such was this past weekend. My oldest child, the only girl in a family of 3 boys, has become a great travelling buddy. A few years ago, we explored Prague and Italy, and just this past weekend, we decided to go for a lovely, peaceful weekend in the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York. We seem to like the same things; food, wine, spots to visit and even a similar sleeping schedule!
We found a wonderful bed and breakfast, the Black Sheep Inn in Hammondsport, New York where we received the royal treatment. We had massages, facials, home-cooked gourmet breakfasts and uninterrupted time to enjoy some R&R.
As we enjoyed our time away from our busy, individual lives, one of our many discussions included the future for my 23-year-old daughter-- where she envisions herself living should she someday leave Manhattan. During out discussion, I reflected back on my relationship with parents during my young adult years. My parents moved to Florida after I graduated from college and my life kept me here in the northeast. I was not fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with my parents during those early years after college graduation and well into my middle years of life.
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