I didn’t get that impression. I feel it is saying that as we get older, we experience more of the same pressures and stresses that our mothers did, and can understand their reactions better. I think that sometimes it may draw us closer, but I’ve noticed that other times my reaction is on the lines of “well, xyz isn’t such a big deal, my mother handled it terribly”. Sometimes, to be a functioning adult, you just look at how your parents handled things and do the opposite.