My Mom Called Me Yesterday

A conversation that made me really see my mom

My mom called me yesterday. A call isn’t unusual. Moms do that. But it was the nature of the call that made it unusual.

I have a complicated relationship with my mom. The nurturing that should happen between a mom and her daughter, just didn’t, and I’ve had years of growing resentment and then distance towards my mom. I’ve drawn boundaries with her, and …