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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Is this correct or too much repetition?

Is this correct or too much repetition?

I don't want to be a mother my mother was to me.

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Do you mean that you don't want to behave towards your children in the way that your mother behaved towards you? If so, I think it should be: I don't want to be the mother my mother was to me.

  • Do you mean that you don't want to behave towards your children in the way that your mother behaved towards you?
  • If so, I think it should be: I don't want to be the mother my mother was to me.
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Do you mean that you don't want to behave towards your children in the way that your mother behaved towards you? If so, I think it should be:

I don't want to be the mother my mother was to me.

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