My mother and I used to loathe each other. We even came to blows in my early teens. As I grew older we grew distant instead of constantly fighting and then one day something major happened, and we got talking. She opened up to me and I opened up to her, and it was like a whole new relationship.

I think sometimes it takes some outside help, whether it be an event or a person, to mend relationships. Why do you consider your mother cold and distant?