Through honest and sometimes painful conversations, along with couples therapy, Suzie and I finally began to understand the depth of what we had both been carrying. For a long time, things were left unsaid, building tension and distance between us. When we truly opened up, Suzie shared how “alone and judged she had felt,” especially during one of the most vulnerable periods of her life. Hearing that was difficult, but necessary. At the same time, I had to face my own role in everything. I realized that “my silence had unintentionally validated my mother’s behavior,” and that by not speaking...
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