Eight toxic patterns in mother-daughter relationships; 15 insights on improving mother-daughter relationships; 48 mother and daughter quotes; how to navigate tricky mother-daughter relationships — We are not blabbering, these are legit articles, and also the top searches for "mother-daughter relationship." We won't hold it against you if you think we're entirely jobless, but we can, in fact, explain why we were Googling such a seemingly cheesy thing.

It was because stand-up comedian Aditi Mittal told us, "just type the words and you'll see what I mean," when we called her up to find out the story behind her upcoming show in the city, Mother of Invention.