These girls, at this point in their lives, still want to be little girls. Then there's this other side of them that's trying to be a young adult, think they're grown, think they know as much as we do.

not mothers and daughters as much as it is girls and women. Their opinion is being valued, and it's appealing to that part of them that's growing up.

It's very gratifying. I had no idea it would be something that would sweep the country.

Sometimes you can just watch them develop right before your eyes in some of the discussions.

I think we're all now really friends, getting together, sharing things about our daughters, about ourselves, about our relationships with our spouses. It's a wonderful talk group just for us.

Mothers and daughters read the same book once a month. We get together in each other's homes, and while we are talking about the book, we also end up talking about life issues.