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I am in tears and I will come back to this many times over. Your relationship with your mother is such a striking and spitting image of mine … and your insights about her childhood trauma (my mom lost her dad when she was in high school) helped me make so much more sense of that terrified little girl inside her. I have so much more to say and share but I’ll just say this: thank you. Thank you for writing this. Thank you for being vulnerable. Thank you for being courageous. Thank you for being honest. And thank you for making an effort, so the rest of us can feel inspired to do the same. Much love to you, Nan.

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Mansi! Thank you for reading, for commenting so vulnerably. Let's find a time to talk, if that works for you? I'm very moved by what you say. It's a hard piece, isn't it?

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Thank you for the offer, Nan. It would be wonderful to talk. I am 46, my mom is 28 years older and there is much that needs to be repaired and let go.

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I'll DM you!

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