This Tricky Riddle Has Most People Scratching Their Heads

Ah, riddles… You either love them or you absolutely hate them, but you can’t deny that there is something so satisfying in finding the correct answer. It’s like peeking into a bag filled with all of the truths in the world. Okay, maybe not that satisfying, but you’re feeling extremely accomplished and that’s enough.Show more

Riddles have been around for quite some time. They are used to stimulate the brain into active thinking and finding a connection between multiple notions. This connection taps into our human data library and tries to understand what they all have in common. It’s inevitable to get to a mental barrier, but the important part is to keep going, and eventually, after lots and lots of analyzing, you will get your answer.

Try to find the answer to this riddle:

“If Teresa's daughter is my daughter’s mother, what am I to Teresa?”

Are you her grandmother, her daughter, her mother, her granddaughter or Teresa herself? What do you think? What seems like a simple riddle has most of the internet frustrated and confused! Can you get to the bottom of this puzzle?

Just think about it. My daughter’s mother could be no one else but me because she is my daughter, and if my daughter’s mother is Teresa’s daughter then that would mean that Teresa is none other than my mother. The thing about these riddles is to focus on the whole text in general and have everything in mind, because most of the time the notions are mixed up to confuse you even further. You’re welcome!