India, March 8 -- Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna recently opened up about the bittersweet journey of motherhood. Reflecting on her relationship with her own mother and her experiences as a parent, the author shared how watching her elder son enter his twenties made her realise how painful - yet necessary - it can be for parents to give their children the space to discover their own identity.

In an article for The Times of India, Twinkle spoke about her bond with her mother, veteran actor Dimple Kapadia, and wrote, "A mother and daughter relationship is rarely straightforward. Even a good one like ours. It doesn't matter that I am 52, old enough to have gathered wisdom along with my inclination for wisecracks. In my mother's eyes, I w...