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For every woman who has marveled at the innate capacity for repetition exhibited by small children, toy dogs and adult males, the news is nothing short of stunning.

At what point in our quest for love, for example, do we stand firm and at what point do we tear up the cards and overturn in the table in infantile rage?

Do something wrong, something to hurt someone you care about, and to make proper amends you say ‘I’m sorry’— or so goes the (wishful) thinking.

If you’re confident and trusting and possess the ability to work through conflicts with your chosen one, thank your mother. If not, you may need to rethink Mother’s Day Brunch.

Mothers weary of nightly dinner table dustups with stubborn offspring may want to read this recent study (via Time.com)—if only for the brief ray of hope it bestows for future harmony.