Familial contextualization often serves as the foundational step in unraveling one’s personal identity. As we come of age, the figures we once viewed through the lens of childhood—“Mother,” “Grandmother”—shift from symbolic figures of wisdom and strength to individuals shaped by their own experiences, environments, and choices. In examining three generations of women in her family, Jaylatrenyce reflects on the complexities of identity, tracing both the uncanny similarities and the vast differences that emerge across time.