Maureen said she once worried her daughter would lose direction, but she is now confident about her daughter's commitment to completing an education. McGarrigle's willful and selective resolve did not always sit so well with her mother. Both women can be stubborn. Both hold firm to their convictions. But they share the same fundamental values.
Friction arises when the two disagree over the best means of arriving at the same conclusion.
It's more of a style thing. The pair also share a night-owl routine. And the same phone voice. Callers to the McGarrigle's former Utah Avenue residence in St. Louis Park often confused the two voices. Now the two rarely get a chance to talk on the phone.