Generation Gap Overblown? Of Mothers and Daughters

Carmen has recently posted a couple of beautiful photos of Her angel Daughter on Her blog.

They seem to get along well and be quite happy together.

According to popular culture, that's not supposed to happen.

A Girl is supposed to turn 12 or 13 and suddenly hate Her mother with all the fury of a frustrated rattlesnake, until She turns 30 or so. Or so goes the myth.

It seems to me that if a Woman is psychologically healthy, with a love of life and a sense of self-confidence, and She has raised Her Daughter to be that way, that the teen years don't have to be the hurricane and hell scenario that tv sets forth.

This is just based on observations of the very few people I know who actually fit that description.

Any Mothers out there agree with me? Disagree?