“ The love between a mother and daughter relationship is forever.” This is true for someone, but for others not so much. In The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, Handful mom has a huge impact on Handful in a good way. Handfuls mom cares for your daughter. Sarahs mom on the other hand, is not a good inspiration to Sarah. Handful and Sarah’s relationships with their mothers influence their characters as an adult woman. As a child, children learn skills from there parents. They watch and listen to how their parents are handling things, and what they are teaching them. In the nineteenth century learning and following rules made by your mother was crucial. One things that was taught was not to read book for fun. Sarah was that little girl