Mother's Day II (you don't owe her anything)
'how can you talk like that about your own mother,' i'm being asked, 'how can you even consider not reaching out for this day where every mother should be celebrated'
i would laugh if it wasn't actually quite sad how nobody thinks about me and all the other crying children who never had a loving mother but an abusive parent a scary home no compassion
but listen — this is important: just because she gave birth to you doesn't mean you have to thank her just because she gave birth to you doesn't make her a mom
and mother's day is a social script a ritual that simply doesn't fit every single story and it is not a moral law you have to follow
if you've been through so much that you feel not contacting her serves you better than following societal norms i beg you go for it choose yourself now that you can
you don't owe her anything.