Best of 2020: I tried to call my mother to say goodbye
3 years, 11 months ago

Best of 2020: I tried to call my mother to say goodbye

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It's still sinking in that I'll never hear my mother's voice again. She said she'd spoken with my stepfather recently, and when she'd asked him about my mother — her godmother — he only said, "She's forgetful." Our supposed dramatic exchange didn't even sound real; it sounded like something from one of the daytime soap operas she used to watch before I came home from school. I called my mom's number because it felt like the right thing for me, knowing that every one of us has to decide what's best for our physical and mental health now. Her parents threatened to kick her out if she didn't get married, so it's not a stretch to see where she learned that maternal acceptance is a conditional thing.

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