I would argue that the resentment toward her mother and respect for the ideals which her grandmother displayed led her to be the mother she is today. Marie says, In all my years of parenting I never once missed a big day for my children, without good reason of course. I took pride in everything my children accomplished. It was her grandmothers care and teachings which enabled her to motivate toward this goal. One could argue that Marie became the parent she is do to natural motherly instincts but when one looks around the world at other cultures these motherly insticts can be completely different.
Every culture has different beliefs and opinions on the correct way to raise a child.
Even in our own culture beliefs change from generation to generation. It is these cultural models and how we interpret them which lead us to live one way or the other. And it is these interpretations which led Marie Male to be a model mother. References Strauss, Claudia. In Human Motives and Cultural Models.