Writer Kerala Taylor discusses how the birth of her daughter led to her expectations being subverted on having a mini version of her and learning to adjust to life with a girl who is coming into her own.
The writer details the difficulties of living up to her mother's legacy as her namesake and what it means to have her mother's name, especially after her mother's death. She mentions her mother's legacy and how she strives to have a similar impact.
Christine Schoenwald details how her mother, who has dementia, doesn't express gratitude, even before the prognosis, and discusses how she vows to not be like her mother in how she treats others.