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Her mouth trembled. \u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then I said, \u201cBut you do not get to talk like I\u2019m not still your daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

That finished her.<\/p>\n

She covered her mouth and cried so hard her body shook.<\/p>\n

I moved before I fully decided to. I crossed the room and sat beside her.<\/p>\n

She looked at me as if she did not deserve that. Maybe she did not. I was too tired to sort through that right then.<\/p>\n

I took her hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the record,\u201d I said, \u201cyou are my real mother. In the ways that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

She broke again.<\/p>\n

So did I.<\/p>\n

That was five days ago.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We sat there for two hours.<\/p>\n

No envelope. No excuse. No transaction.<\/p>\n

Just me and my mom.<\/p>\n

I do not think love cancels betrayal. I do not think good intentions make this okay. They do not.<\/p>\n

But I do think this:<\/p>\n

She did not steal my money because she wanted money.<\/p>\n

She lied because she was terrified that one day I would stop coming, and she would have to admit she had seen it happening before I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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